Khalil has not been charged or convicted of any crime.

Ina letterpublished on Tuesday, Khalil described himself as a political prisoner.

Trump was asked about Roberts statement that night on Fox News.

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - JUNE 01: Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil (C) talks to the press during the press briefing organized by Pro-Palestinian protesters who set up a new encampment at Columbia University’s Morningside Heights campus on Friday evening, in New York City, United States on June 01, 2024. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil speaking during a press briefing organized by pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University in New York on June 1, 2024Selcuk Acar/Anadolu/Getty Images

Well, he didnt mention my name in the statement, the presidentsaid, before continuing to attack Boasberg.