'Spoken like a wannabe dictator': Trump sparks fury as he vows to deport anti-Israel student protesters on reelection at meeting with donors
WASHINGTON, DC: Donald Trump vowed to deport pro-Palestinian student protesters if reelected to the White House in the upcoming November presidential election during a private campaign donor meeting in New York earlier this month, as reported by The Washington Post.
His vision for handling the wave of demonstrations that have surged across college campuses wasn't well-received and the former president faced intense backlash across social media platforms.
Donald Trump promises to deport pro-Palestinian student protesters on reelection
At the donor roundtable on May 14, Trump vouched, "One thing I do is, any student that protests, I throw them out of the country. You know, there are a lot of foreign students. As soon as they hear that, they’re going to behave," according to attendees who spoke to The Washington Post under anonymity.
The pro-Palestinian campus protests were sparked by Israel's actions in Gaza in retaliation to the October 7 Hamas attacks, with both students and professors expressing their disapproval of the violence and demanding an immediate ceasefire.
At the roundtable, concerns were raised about the potential future influence of these students and professors. One donor even apparently expressed fear that the demonstrators could one day occupy powerful positions across America.
Trump responded by labeling the protests as a "radical revolution" that he vowed to defeat. He praised the New York Police Department's efforts to clear protests at Columbia University and emphasized the need to halt such demonstrations nationwide.
He assured the donors, "Well, if you get me elected, and you should really be doing this if you get me reelected, we’re going to set that movement back 25 or 30 years."
Trump has not shied away from making broad and bold statements about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. He publicly called for an end to the violence, saying it is time to "get back to peace and stop killing people."
However, at the private meeting, while speaking to wealthy donors, the ex-POTUS supposedly said that he supports Israel’s right to continue "its war on terror" while boasting of his White House policies toward the Middle Eastern nation, as reported by the Washington Post.
Donald Trump's statements about deporting college protesters spark fury online
A Facebook user commented, "Spoken like the wannabe dictator that he is," and another remarked, "Not to worry. His track record on keeping promises is ... zero."
"Someone might want to explain freedom of speech and freedom of assembly to him," stated a person, while someone else wrote, "Promising things he can’t do. Dividing the country. That’s always been his way."
One more declared, "The only people who need to be deported are the crazies who support this madman." An individual highlighted Trump’s disregard for constitutional principles, writing, "He’s always hated the way the Constitution got in his way in his attempt to create an autocracy."
Another person remarked, "Going to be hard to do that from a prison cell." A netizen stated, "Good luck with 'deporting' US Citizens."
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