“It’s very sad. It’s a sad story. That’s all I have for you.”

— White House Press Sec. Karine Jean-Pierre responds to the viral uproar over Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) writing about shooting her own dog.

Jim Gaffigan on “The View” takes a dig at Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) for boasting about killing her dog Cricket for “aggressive behavior”:

“I just hope that Kristi Noem is doing okay... Are there people in the country that are like, 'You know what? She should have shot two dogs'?”

“Only Hamas is standing in the way. … We got to get these hostages home, we got to get to a ceasefire.”

— White House Press Sec. Karine Jean-Pierre reiterates the Biden administration’s view that Hamas is the sole impediment to a ceasefire-hostage release deal.

Noëlle McAfee, an Emory professor arrested Thursday at a pro-Palestinian protest, responds to accusations that the protests are 'antisemitic':

'We live in a culture that doesn't allow space for grieving ... it's easy to read a political position as a personal attack.'

“We will not move until Columbia meets our demands or they are moved by force. Columbia's threat to mass suspend, evict, or possibly expel students with only a few hours' notice violates university rules.”

“We're seeing officers ... breaking away the tables and starting to make their way inside the encampment. ... Many of the protesters continuing to lock arms.”

“The university has conducted itself with obstinacy and arrogance...Where we asked for amnesty, they gave us more discipline.”

— Sueda Polat says Columbia is “refusing to be flexible” in negotiations to end pro-Gaza encampment while threatening students with disciplinary action

“These repulsive scare tactics mean nothing compared to the deaths of over 34,000 Palestinians.”

— A protester reads a statement on behalf of organizers hammering Columbia University threatening disciplinary action for an on-campus encampment in support of Gaza

“If [Noem] hates and shoots untrainable dogs who are dangerous to anyone they come in contact with, Trump better be careful.”

— “The View” co-host Ana Navarro-Cárdenas slams Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) defending her decision to shoot and kill her 14-month-old puppy Cricket

“The View” co-host Sunny Hostin condemns the police response to nationwide college protests over the war in Gaza:

“I think it's very distressing that we are framing these as pro-Palestinian protests or pro-Israeli protests. These are anti-war protests.”

Nancy Pelosi: “Donald Trump has the worst record of job loss of any president.”

MSNBC host Katy Tur: “That was a global pandemic.”

Pelosi: “If you want to be an apologist for Donald Trump, that may be your role, but it ain't mine.”

Columbia University faculty members link arms and form a wall in front of the entrance to the on-campus encampment in support of Gaza.

The university warned that students who remained in the encampment could face disciplinary action after 2 p.m.

Katy Tur: “I don't think that anybody can accuse me of that.”

“If we are truly standing in solidarity with Gaza, we have to be a little bit more brave... Even though it’s very scary...we are part of an historic moment.”

— Protester vows not to vacate the campus encampment in support of Gaza ahead of Columbia’s 2 p.m. deadline to clear out.

CNN’s Ed Lavandera describes law enforcement entering an on-campus encampment in support of Gaza at the University of Texas at Austin and taking someone into custody.

Nancy Pelosi: “Donald Trump has the worst record of job loss of any president.”

MSNBC host Katy Tur: “That was a global pandemic.”

Pelosi: “If you want to be an apologist for Donald Trump, that may be your role, but it ain't mine.”

“We're seeing officers ... breaking away the tables and starting to make their way inside the encampment. ... Many of the protesters continuing to lock arms.”

CNN’s Ed Lavandera describes law enforcement entering an on-campus encampment in support of Gaza at the University of Texas at Austin and taking someone into custody.

“We will not move until Columbia meets our demands or they are moved by force. Columbia's threat to mass suspend, evict, or possibly expel students with only a few hours' notice violates university rules.”

“It’s very sad. It’s a sad story. That’s all I have for you.”

— White House Press Sec. Karine Jean-Pierre responds to the viral uproar over Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) writing about shooting her own dog.