Trump Vows to Crush Pro-Palestinian Protests if Re-Elected

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Former President Donald Trump has declared his intention to crack down on pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses if he wins the 2024 presidential election. Addressing a group of wealthy donors, primarily Jewish, Trump characterized the demonstrations against Israel’s war in Gaza as part of a "radical revolution." He promised that his administration would roll back the movement by "25 or 30 years" if re-elected, according to the Washington Post, which first reported the event.

 

“If you get me re-elected, we’re going to set that movement back 25 or 30 years,” Trump assured the donors. He also stated that his administration would expel any foreign students involved in the protests, which have recently taken the form of tented encampments on college campuses across the United States. During the meeting in New York on May 14, Trump responded to concerns from a donor who feared that students and faculty participating in the protests could eventually occupy influential positions in the US. Praising the New York police for dismantling the encampments at Columbia University, Trump urged other cities to adopt a similar approach, emphasizing, “It has to be stopped now.”

 

Republicans have increasingly highlighted campus protests as an election issue, portraying them as a sign of "chaos" during President Joe Biden’s tenure. Congressional Republicans have held hearings on Capitol Hill to emphasize the trend, focusing on reports of antisemitism among protesters and accusing university presidents of failing to address it adequately.

 

 

At a recent hearing, GOP members criticized the presidents of Northwestern and Rutgers universities for negotiating voluntary dismantlements of the encampments rather than involving the police, as Trump suggested. 

Trump's comments to the donors also marked a shift in his stance on Israel’s offensive in Gaza. After months of ambivalence, he expressed support for Israel's "war on terror." Previously, he had noted that Israel was "losing the PR war" due to its actions in Gaza, where more than 36,000 Palestinians have been killed in an operation launched in retaliation for a deadly Hamas assault in October, which resulted in around 1,200 Israelis being killed and another 253 being taken hostage. Speaking to Israel Hayom newspaper in March, Trump had said, “You have to finish up your war … You gotta get it done,” while also calling for Israel to "get back to peace and stop killing people."

 

At the donor meeting, Trump, who joked about the presence of “98% of my Jewish friends,” did not mention Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by name, reflecting his ongoing resentment over Netanyahu's recognition of Biden’s 2020 election victory. However, Trump highlighted his pro-Israel policies, including moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and recognizing Israel’s annexation of the Golan Heights, which Israel captured from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War.

 

Trump’s pledges to his donors underscore his commitment to a hardline stance against pro-Palestinian activism and his enduring support for Israeli policies, reflecting his broader strategy to galvanize his base and secure crucial support for his re-election campaign.

 

Credit: The Guardian 2024-05-29

 

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[Walker88]

Violently attack the US Capitol as his fomenting, beat 140 police officers, defecate on the floor of the building, erect a gallows to hang the VP.....and you're hostages and political prisoners.

 

Avail yourself of the 1st Amendment right of Free Speech and peaceful assembly, and the guy wants to punish you.

 

It's kind of like when he had peaceful protestors gassed and beaten in Lafayette Park, just because he wanted to do a photo op in front of a church holding the Bible upside down.

 

And Biden is "Gestapo"?

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"At the donor meeting, Trump, who joked about the presence of “98% of my Jewish friends,” did not mention Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by name, reflecting his ongoing resentment over Netanyahu's recognition of Biden’s 2020 election victory."

 

It figures that out of the many possible reasons to disapprove of Netanyahu, Trump managed to find a rare instance where Netanyahu actually behaved honorably. 

[Hanaguma]

2 hours ago, Walker88 said:

Violently attack the US Capitol as his fomenting, beat 140 police officers, defecate on the floor of the building, erect a gallows to hang the VP.....and you're hostages and political prisoners.

 

Avail yourself of the 1st Amendment right of Free Speech and peaceful assembly, and the guy wants to punish you.

 

It's kind of like when he had peaceful protestors gassed and beaten in Lafayette Park, just because he wanted to do a photo op in front of a church holding the Bible upside down.

 

And Biden is "Gestapo"?

Keep drinking the kool aid.

 

The right of free speech does not include doing it on someone elses' private property, nor does it include threats and incitement to violence.  Protesters who do those things deserve a good kicking. 

[Yellowtail]

Thank goodness we have Biden wanting to fly in thousands of Palestinian refugees to help with the protests!!! (and the Michigan vote....)  

[billd766]

58 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Thank goodness we have Biden wanting to fly in thousands of Palestinian refugees to help with the protests!!! (and the Michigan vote....)  

A much better plan than leaving them to slaughtered by Israel and the IDF.

 

If any innocent people die or are injured, you can always rely on Netanyahu to say that it was a "tragic error", and most probably EX president Trump to open his mouth and agree with Netanyahu and his murderous Zionist war cabinet.

Edited May 29 by billd766

[Yellowtail]

3 minutes ago, billd766 said:

A much better plan than leaving them to slaughtered by Israel and the IDF.

 

If any innocent people die or are injured, you can always rely on Netanyahu to say that it was a "tragic error", and most probably EX president Trump to open his mouth and agree with Netanyahu and his murderous Zionist war cabinet.

Yes, bring them all, we need more subsidized poor to move the country further left...

[Danderman123]

4 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Yes, bring them all, we need more subsidized poor to move the country further left...

And Trump would deport Muslims protesting the war.

 

The Trump fans who hate Israel are very quiet about this.

Edited May 29 by Danderman123

[Danderman123]

6 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Thank goodness we have Biden wanting to fly in thousands of Palestinian refugees to help with the protests!!! (and the Michigan vote....)  

Even you know that refugees are not allowed to vote.

 

It seems that you are prepping your excuses why Trump will lose in November ("the refugees that Biden brought in voted for Biden").

[still kicking]

11 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

Even you know that refugees are not allowed to vote.

 

It seems that you are prepping your excuses why Trump will lose in November ("the refugees that Biden brought in voted for Biden").

Don't worry about him he is a typical Trumpster 

[Chomper Higgot]

12 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Thank goodness we have Biden wanting to fly in thousands of Palestinian refugees to help with the protests!!! (and the Michigan vote....)  

There you go with yet more barefaced lies.

 

Refugees are not citizens, they don’t have a vote.

[Chomper Higgot]

14 hours ago, placeholder said:

"At the donor meeting, Trump, who joked about the presence of “98% of my Jewish friends,” did not mention Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by name, reflecting his ongoing resentment over Netanyahu's recognition of Biden’s 2020 election victory."

 

It figures that out of the many possible reasons to disapprove of Netanyahu, Trump managed to find a rare instance where Netanyahu actually behaved honorably. 

We have arrived at a time in which a rightwing politician accepting the stone cold fact of an election result is considered to be ‘behaving honorably’.

[JonnyF]

2 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

We have arrived at a time in which a rightwing politician accepting the stone cold fact of an election result is considered to be ‘behaving honorably’.

 

More honorable than your mob demanding a second vote when the first Brexit vote went the 'wrong' way.

 

Or are you still trying to forget about that? 😃

[Chomper Higgot]

39 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

More honorable than your mob demanding a second vote when the first Brexit vote went the 'wrong' way.

 

Or are you still trying to forget about that? 😃

No Jonny I have not forgotten.

 

The vote was accepted and the UK did leave the EU, but as Farage himself said 

 

 "In a 52-48 referendum this would be unfinished business by a long way. If the Remain campaign win two-thirds to one-third that ends it."

 

Accepting the vote and continuing to campaign is, as Farage demonstrates, all part of democracy.

 

Comparing that to Trump infighting an attack on the Capitol only demonstrates how predictably ill informed you are.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36306681

[JonnyF]

9 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

No Jonny I have not forgotten.

 

The vote was accepted and the UK did leave the EU, but as Farage himself said 

 

 "In a 52-48 referendum this would be unfinished business by a long way. If the Remain campaign win two-thirds to one-third that ends it."

 

Accepting the vote and continuing to campaign is, as Farage demonstrates, all part of democracy.

 

Comparing that to Trump infighting an attack on the Capitol only demonstrates how predictably ill informed you are.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36306681

 

A feeble attempt to divert. 

 

You said you find it amazing that accepting an election result is considered 'honorable' i.e. it should be a given.

 

Yet you spent years on here supporting overturning the Brexit vote with a "second referendum" or "people's vote".  😃

 

 

 

 

 

[bendejo]

And next week will be infrastructure week, and always will be.

 

[thaibeachlovers]

On 5/29/2024 at 8:32 AM, Social Media said:

Former President Donald Trump has declared his intention to crack down on pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses if he wins the 2024 presidential election.

Does he think the conflict will still be going on next January? If it is I doubt that a few pro Palestinian, will still be few. Actually, I reckon the IDF will run out of Palestinians to bomb "by accident" by then.

 

Either way, he isn't going to be able to do anything till then.

[billd766]

18 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Yes, bring them all, we need more subsidized poor to move the country further left...

You, of course, would prefer ALL the Palestinians be slaughtered and the genocide to continue.

[billd766]

13 hours ago, still kicking said:

Don't worry about him he is a typical Trumpster 

More like a murderous Zionist.

[Yellowtail]

13 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

Even you know that refugees are not allowed to vote.

 

It seems that you are prepping your excuses why Trump will lose in November ("the refugees that Biden brought in voted for Biden").

People in Michigan that want the refugees vote, but of course you know that. 

[Yellowtail]

22 minutes ago, billd766 said:

You, of course, would prefer ALL the Palestinians be slaughtered and the genocide to continue.

You, of course, a Hamas supporter would prefer Hamas kill every Jew in Israel, and then be brought to the US as refugees to kill everyone Jew in the US, followed by every Christion. 

[Neeranam]

On 5/29/2024 at 3:32 AM, Social Media said:

Former President Donald Trump has declared his intention to crack down on pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses if he wins the 2024 presidential election.

Cracking down on freedom of speech is not good. 

[Yellowtail]

2 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Cracking down on freedom of speech is not good. 

It's not speech that needs to be cracked down on, it is the illegal activity that goes along with it. 

[billd766]

1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:

You, of course, a Hamas supporter would prefer Hamas kill every Jew in Israel, and then be brought to the US as refugees to kill everyone Jew in the US, followed by every Christion. 

As usual you are talking rubbish.

 

I am not and never have been a supporter of Hamas.

 

Of the Palestinian people, I am 100% a supporter.

 

However to a blinkered Zionist genocidal supporter there is NO difference between a Hamas terrorist and an innocent Palestinian man, woman, child or a baby. The Zionists want to kill them all, and then they wonder why the majority of the world dislikes them.

[Yellowtail]

1 hour ago, billd766 said:

As usual you are talking rubbish.

 

I am not and never have been a supporter of Hamas.

 

Of the Palestinian people, I am 100% a supporter.

 

However to a blinkered Zionist genocidal supporter there is NO difference between a Hamas terrorist and an innocent Palestinian man, woman, child or a baby. The Zionists want to kill them all, and then they wonder why the majority of the world dislikes them.

As usual you are talking rubbish.

 

You claim you do not support Hamas, yet you want Israel to surrender to them. 

 

And you claim "Of Palestinian people, I am 100% a supporter.", and Hamas is made of Palestinians, you in the same post you claim you do not and never have supported Hamas, this is clearly not true.

 

Also, about 90% of Palestinians support Hamas, and the eradication of Israel.