Staff Reports
Former President Donald Trump criticized President Joe Biden for his handling of the recent pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses. Trump slammed Biden, saying his response to the protests made the infamous 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, look like a “peanut.”
Reports of intimidation and harassment of Jewish students during protests at Columbia University raised concerns for their safety. Trump accused Biden of sending the wrong message and claimed that Biden hates Israel and the Jewish people, suggesting that he doesn’t know what to do about the situation.
Trump’s own response to the Charlottesville rally, where white nationalists clashed with counter-protesters, was criticized for his comments about “very fine people on both sides.” However, Trump later clarified that he was referring to those protesting against the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, not the white nationalists.
🇺🇸 TRUMP: BIDEN HATES JEWS… BUT HE HATES PALESTINIANS EVEN MORE!
"GREAT POLL NUMBERS JUST OUT.
LEADING THE WORST PRESIDENT IN THE
HISTORY OF THE USA BY A LOT!Crooked Joe Biden would say, constantly,
that he ran because of Charlottesville.Well, if that’s the case, he’s… pic.twitter.com/YfnZ2tH7aq
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 25, 2024
A Biden campaign spokesperson responded to Trump’s criticism by mentioning the 2017 Charlottesville rally and how Trump had called white supremacists “very fine people.” Biden has stated that his decision to run for president in 2020 was inspired by Trump’s response to the Charlottesville rally.
President Biden offered a qualified condemnation of the antisemitic elements of the campus protests, stating that he condemns the antisemitic protests and has set up a program to address them. He also expressed disapproval of those who do not understand the situation with the Palestinians.
Overall, the latest criticism from Trump towards Biden demonstrates a continued political divide in their approaches to addressing protests and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
