Rutgers students who went viral for waving American flags at a student rally responded to the school administration caving to demands from student protesters.
Anti-Israel protesters on campus at Rutgers University were countered by a large group of patriotic students waving an American flag and chanting “USA!” on Thursday.
Video from Thursday afternoon showed two competing groups of students chanting pro-American and pro-Palestinian slogans on Voorhees Mall in New Jersey.
As the anti-Israel group yelled “Free, Free Palestine!” and “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!” the patriotic group could be heard repeatedly chanting “USA! USA! USA!”
Two students who were present at the rally and were seen on video waving American flags spoke to Fox News Digital about their experiences.
“I don’t consider this a victory for them,” he said.
Writer Steve McGuire reported that the Rutgers administration conceded to “8/10 of the protestors demands after they forced the university to postpone 28 final exams” on Thursday.
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman responded to the news on X.
“This is crazy,” Ackman wrote. “If you reward protesters who violate the rules or worse, you will get more protests and more extreme rule violations. This will not end well for Rutgers.”
Rutgers did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Fox News’ Elizabeth Pritchett contributed to this report.
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