Donald Trump Comments on New York Police Raid at Columbia University – Latest Updates

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said it was “fun to watch” New York police raid a building at Columbia University where anti-Palestinian students were protesting, and described the demonstrators as “irresponsible, angry people who sympathize with Hamas.” This was his first comment after security forces in New York dispersed an anti-Palestinian sit-in demanding the severance of academic relations with Israel on the Columbia University campus.

At a campaign rally in Wisconsin on Wednesday, Trump told supporters, “New York was under siege last night.” He recommended the security forces to arrest about 300 protesting students at Columbia University.

Trump was speaking about the spread of pro-Palestinian protests across the United States in recent days, as Republicans accused university officials of turning a blind eye to what they called speeches anti-Semitic and harassment.

Trump said, “Your towns and cities will now accept individuals from Gaza and various other areas,” referring to media reports about Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration’s plans to accept refugees from Gaza. The audience responded to Trump’s comments by booing.

America’s CBS News network said it obtained internal government documents showing that American officials are considering several options for the resettlement of Palestinians displaced by the war in Gaza. after conducting a set of tests.

Aides to Biden say the president supports peaceful protests but opposes violence, hate speech and physical intimidation, with a particular focus on criticizing anti-Semitism on college campuses .

American universities are witnessing a widespread student movement and sit-ins demanding an end to Israel’s devastating war against… Gaza strip About 7 months ago, he left more than 34 thousand martyrs, most of them children and women, as well as great destruction. The students also demand that American universities end their academic relations with Israel and withdraw investments from Tel Aviv.

In recent days, American authorities began using security forces to break up accommodations at pro-Palestinian universities, starting with Columbia University and later at the University of California and other American universities. arrest of about 1,300 pro-Palestinian students from all American universities who see a movement calling for an end to the devastating war launched by Israel in the Gaza Strip.