Republicans demand Biden fully condemn the 'hate-filled little Gazas' at colleges full of 'fanatics and freaks'.... as Karine Jean-Pierre insists he has

Republicans are demanding President Joe Biden personally condemn the 'hate-filled little Gazas' that have popped up at college campuses all over the country.

On Wednesday, GOP Sen. Tom Cotton used that language to describe university settings, saying they've turned into 'disgusting cesspools of antisemitic hate full of pro-Hamas sympathizers, fanatics and freaks.' 

'When will the president himself and not his mouthpieces condemn these hate-filled little Gazas?' Cotton asked. 

At the White House press briefing, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted that Biden had done his part - despite not answering questions about the college demonstrations or addressing it in a speech or public appearance. 

'He is monitoring the situation closely. So is his team. And I would just add that no president, no president, has spoken more forcefully about combating antisemitism than this president,' Jean-Pierre said. 

Republican Sen. Tom Cotton (left) demanded Wednesday that President Joe Biden denounce the 'hate-filled little Gazas' that have popped up at college campuses, as press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended the president's response 

President Joe Biden spent Tuesday in Wilmington, Delaware filming a mysterious campaign-related project. He has not personally answered questions on the student-led demonstrations this week 

She was the most recent in a trio of White House spokespeople to field questions about Biden's feelings about the mass demonstrations. 

White House spokesman Andrew Bates put out a statement Tuesday after Columbia University students and some outside agitators took over Hamilton Hall and hung a banner that read 'intifada,' among other signs.

The phrase is used to encourage violence against Jews and Israelis.

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby called forcibly taking over a building on Columbia's campus 'absolutely the wrong approach' when asked about the demonstrations during a Tuesday morning press call.

'Forcibly taking over a building is not peaceful,' Jean-Pierre reiterated Wednesday. 

On Tuesday Biden traveled to Wilmington, Delaware for a mysterious campaign event, filming some sort of content at the same high school where he rolled out Kamala Harris as his VP pick. 

He didn't answer questions while on the trip and the pool of reporters who follow him were held in a separate auditorium for hours. 

Pro-Palestinian protesters took over Columbia's Hamilton Hall and hung a flag that said 'infifada,' which generally calls for violence against Jewish people and Israelis 

The president has no public events on his schedule Wednesday until a political fundraiser in the early evening.  

Overnight in New York, the NYPD was called in to break up pro-Palestinian protests and encampments at Columbia and other college campuses.

The White House wouldn't say if this was the appropriate response - or if the president had been in touch with New York's Democratic Mayor Eric Adams. 

'That is a decision for colleges and universities to decide on,' Jean-Pierre said. 

Jean-Pierre was pressed several times on whether the president viewed the protests as 'legitimate.'  

 'We believe and understand, understand that this is a painful moment for many communities,' she answered. 'And we also believe people have the right, Americans have the right to peacefully protest.' 

'Hate speech should not be allowed, we should condemn that,' she also answered.