Sky News host Rita Panahi has reacted to footage of university professors getting themselves “arrested in hilarious ways”.

Ms Panahi blasted an economics professor from Emory University in Georgia, who was “silly enough to hit a police officer” and then refused to “get down”.

“We’ve brought you plenty of footage of lefty students acting unhinged on university campuses but the academics are no better,” Ms Panahi said.

“One could argue they’re worse.

“They have indoctrinated their students, they’ve enabled and emboldened the worse elements.

“Now they’re joining the protest, and a few are getting themselves arrested in hilarious ways.”