Trump downplays 2017 Charlottesville rally: It was a ‘peanut’ compared to Israel-Gaza campus protests

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Trump Claims the Deadly, Racist Charlottesville Rally Was a ‘Little Peanut’ Compared to College Protests

Former President Donald Trump used his post-court camera time on Thursday to minimize the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, as “a little peanut” while comparing it to pro-Palestine protests on college campuses. Using the opportunity to bash President Joe Biden’s handling of the anti-Semitic factions of the protests, which Biden roundly condemned on Sunday, Trump brought up the violent 2017 Charlottesville gathering of …

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Trump Criticizes Campus Protests, Downplays Charlottesville Violence - News Facts Network

Donald Trump criticized peaceful campus protests over Israel’s war in Gaza, labeling them as “tremendous... The post Trump Criticizes Campus Protests, Downplays Charlottesville Violence appeared first on News Facts Network.

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White nationalist rally ‘nothing’ compared with Gaza protests, Trump claims

Former US president says Charlottesville rally was a ‘little peanut’ compared with pro-Palestinian student protests.

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Trump: Charlottesville rally was a "little peanut" compared to pro-Palestinian protests

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Trump says more ‘hate’ at student protests than Charlottesville

NEW YORK, April 26 — Donald Trump yesterday condemned pro-Palestinian protests sweeping US colleges, saying the level of “hate” on display was far worse than during an infamous, deadly rally by right-wing extremists in Charlottesville in 2017. “We’re having protests all over,” Trump told reporters as he left the Manhattan courtroom where he is standing trial on charges of falsifying business records. “Charlottesville was a little peanut, and it …

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Trump Says Gaza Protests Are More Hateful Than Charlottesville Nazi Rally

Amid his ongoing criminal hush-money trial, former President Donald Trump called the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, which led to the death of a woman, a “peanut” in comparison to anti-war protests calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. “We’re having protests all over,” Trump told reporters outside of the courtroom on Thursday, referring to the pro-Palestine demonstrations taking place across the country. He added, “[Biden…