Former President Trump issued a post criticizing what he viewed as a double standard in how authorities respond to left-wing protests compared to conservative demonstrations.
He cited examples of disruptive Palestinian and anti-Israel protests being allowed to continue unchecked, contrasting this with conservative protests being more strictly regulated.
Trump argued free speech and assembly rights have been “chilled” for those supporting America and called on them to peacefully protest and rally behind his “Make America Great Again” slogan in order to “save our country.”
“Why are Palestinian protesters, and even rioters, allowed to roam the Cities, scream, shout, sit, block traffic, enter buildings, not get permits, and basically do whatever they want including threatening Supreme Court Justices right in front of their homes, and yet people who truly LOVE our Country, and want to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, are not allowed to ‘Peacefully Protest’ and are rudely and systematically shut down and ushered off to far away ‘holding areas,’ essentially denying them their Constitutional Rights,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“America Loving Protesters should be allowed to protest at the front steps of Courthouses, all over the Country, just like it is allowed for those who are destroying our Country on the Radical Left, a two tiered system of justice. Free Speech and Assembly has been ‘CHILLED’ for USA SUPPORTERS. GO OUT AND PEACEFULLY PROTEST. RALLY BEHIND MAGA. SAVE OUR COUNTRY! ‘THE ONLY THING YOU HAVE TO FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF,’” he wrote.
The post came amid chaos at Columbia University over anti-Israel demonstrations that threatened Jewish students and blocked roads for weeks.
Recent anti-Israel protests also shut down major transportation routes in multiple cities for hours without serious interference from authorities, according to Trump.
