Trump says University protests far worse than Charlottesville
The Hindu
Donald Trump condemned pro-Palestinian protests sweeping U.S. colleges, saying the level of “hate” on display was far worse than during an infamous, deadly rally by right-wing extremists in Charlottesville in 2017.
Donald Trump condemned pro-Palestinian protests sweeping U.S. colleges, saying the level of "hate" on display was far worse than during an infamous, deadly rally by right-wing extremists in Charlottesville in 2017.
"We're having protests all over," Mr. Trump told reporters as he left the Manhattan courtroom where he is standing trial on charges of falsifying business records.
"Charlottesville was a little peanut, and it was nothing compared - and the hate wasn't the kind of hate that you have here, this is tremendous hate," he said.
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President Joe Biden's re-election campaign responded to Mr. Trump's comments by posting video footage from the Charlottesville rally, showing torch-wielding "neo-Nazis and KKK members" chanting "Jews will not replace us!"
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