A Muslim advocacy group that pressures universities to disinvite speakers it deems offensive is now claiming that President Donald Trump threatens “free speech” for anti-Israel protesters.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) spoke out Wednesday against Trump’s executive order that directs officials to investigate those responsible for “anti-Semitic harassment and violence” on college campuses. The order follows Trump’s promise to deport foreigners on visas who support terrorist groups or “bear hostile attitudes toward” America — an effort CAIR calls “dishonest.”
“Like the college students who once protested segregation, the Vietnam war, and apartheid South Africa, the diverse collection of college students who protested against Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza deserve our country’s thanks,” CAIR said in a statement. “The Trump administration’s attempt to smear the many Jewish,…
