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Trump is targeting media and chilling free speech

President Donald Trump announced plans to cut federal funding to colleges that allow 'illegal protests' and punish student participants with arrest or expulsion.
Many civil rights lawyers argue that pro-Palestine activism is protected speech, with civil liberties attorney Jenin Younes stating that withdrawing funding for silencing speech is unlawful.
Rep. Elise Stefanik has claimed that measures against antisemitism are necessary, stating that antisemitism and anti-Israel hate will not be tolerated on American campuses.
Trump's administration faces criticism for potential violations of the First Amendment.

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Reason

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Trump is targeting media and chilling free speech

The president campaigned on a promise to defend the First Amendment, but he's now attacking free speech through a variety of disreputable strategies.

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MR Online

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Trump’s protest threat reflects belief that free speech belongs to some

You have to understand this notion of freedom—that to be free, you have to make someone else less free—to make sense of the idea that Donald Trump is a champion of “free speech.”

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Antiwar.com

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Conflicts of Interest: Trump Destroys Free Speech for Israel - Antiwar.com Blog

On COI #766, Kyle Anzalone breaks down Trump's crack down on free speech. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.

1 month ago

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Techdirt

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Trump Brings Back Free Speech By [Checks Notes] Threatening To Imprison Protestors And Expose Journalist Sources

It is almost difficult to believe this is a real thing that happened with the President of the United States, but here's what actually happened on Tuesday. In the morning, Donald Trump threatened to imprison protesters and defund any university that allows certain protests. Then, that same evening, he stood before Congress and declared —…

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LewRockwell.com

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rump Administration Announces Steps To Crack Down on Protests Critical of Israel - LewRockwell

Thanks, John Smith. Antiwar.com The post rump Administration Announces Steps To Crack Down on Protests Critical of Israel appeared first on LewRockwell.

1 month ago

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Time Magazine

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No, Trump Did Not ‘Bring Back Free Speech’

In President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, March 4, he bragged about restoring “free speech” to the United States. “I’ve stopped all government censorship and brought back free speech in America,” Trump said. “It’s back.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] But this claim couldn’t be further from the truth. Trump has consistently rewarded speech he likes while punishing speech he doesn’t. That kind of “viewpoint …

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