MSNBC host Joe Scarborough warned that the rhetoric surrounding anti-Gaza war demonstrations across college campuses was hurting former President Donald Trump’s electoral chances.
Scarborough compared the current protests to those of the anti-war movement in the 1960s.
“I remember my parents asking, what the hell is going on in this country? And, of course, you know, they grew up in the Great Depression and in rural Georgia,” he said Thursday. “It’s kind of hard for them to hear about the rich kids on Harvard’s campus taking over and taking over the university,” he said on “Morning Joe.” Over the Columbia University campus. ”
The host went on to claim that the anger the protests have received from American conservatives is helping President Trump politically.
“If this offends you, please, I’m trying to help you,” he said. “I don’t want Donald Trump elected, okay? I’m trying to help you. If you’re too stupid to understand that, just change to another channel.”
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The demonstrations erupted in the wake of Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which has left tens of thousands of people dead in the area since an October 7 Hamas attack.
President Trump suggested that the anti-war demonstrations were handled in a calm manner compared to the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. He also made baseless claims earlier this week that protesters at Columbia University included “paid agitators” and called police interference “a beautiful thing to see.” Ta.
Mr Scarborough reiterated his belief that continued demonstrations “will not serve any purpose”.
“This is not helping the people of Gaza,” he said. “And this doesn’t help those of us who want to help fight fascism in America.”
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