2016 Presidential Hopefuls Offer Views on University of Missouri Protests

2016 presidential hopefuls have responded differently to the recent protests at the University of Missouri regarding racism, with some supporting the protesting students and others disagreeing with their methods.

Real estate mogul Donald Trump has gained attention for recently suggesting that the whole situation at the campus is "disgusting."

Earlier this week, the university's chancellor and president resigned amid student protests that argued the administration was not doing enough to combat racism on campus.

"I think it's disgusting," Trump told the Fox Business Network of the university's handling of the protests.

"I think the two people that resigned are weak, ineffective people," the real estate mogul continued, referring to University of Missouri president Tim Wolfe and Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin.

"I think that when they resigned, they set something in motion that's gonna be a disaster for the next long period of time," Trump added.

Loftin and Wolfe announced their resignations following criticism from the student body regarding a failure to address racism on campus.

Fellow 2016 presidential hopeful and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders took to Twitter to argue that issues of racism must be addressed on university campuses.

"I'm listening to the #BlackOnCampus conversation. It's time to address structural racism on college campuses," Sanders tweeted on Thursday.

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson also entered the debate, telling Fox News' "The Kelly File" that he believes the resignations in Missouri may be a result of pandering to politically correct culture.

"We're being a little bit too tolerant, I guess you might say, accepting infantile behavior. I don't care which side it comes from. To say that I have the right to violate your civil rights because you're offending me is un-American," Carson said on "The Kelly File."