Trump demands colleges ‘vanquish the radicals’ and says it was ‘beautiful’ to watch the NYPD raid anti-Israel Columbia University camp at wild Wisconsin rally
Former President Donald Trump was back on the campaign trail, criticizing pro-Palestinian protesters and calling on universities to “defeat the radicals” at the first rally since his hush money trial began more than two weeks ago.
“You saw it last night. That’s a good thing that really happened,” Trumps said after New York City police cracked down on protesters who had occupied Hamilton Hall at Columbia University.
At a rally in Waukesha, Wisconsin on Wednesday afternoon, the ex-president said, “New York was under siege last night.”
New York police confirmed that 119 people were arrested in Columbia after police moved in to clear protesters from the occupied building and a nearby encampment.
“The radical extremists and far-left agitators are terrorizing college campuses,” Trump said.
Donald Trump spoke at a campaign rally in Waukesha County, WI, on Wednesday, where he praised police for clearing Columbia and decried university protests
Trump shakes hands with a man dressed as Uncle Sam during his rally in Wisconsin
Hundreds of officers stormed the campus, with officers going through an upstairs window of the historic building after students barricaded the entrance.
Trump went after the university president, calling out “a woman” for waiting so long and being “so weak.”
Police use a vehicle called “the bear” to enter Hamilton Hall from a public street, which was occupied by protesters, while other officers enter the campus of Columbia University
Hundreds of officers stormed the campus, with officers going through an upstairs window of the historic building after students barricaded the entrance
“They could have done this with the tents and it would have been quick, and no problem,” Trump said. “But they did a fantastic job. They entered one of the large buildings, a large monumental building. Boy, things got completely out of hand last night.”
He called Columbia’s development “a beautiful thing to look at – the most beautiful thing in New York.”
The former president praised police forces across the country and said he is going to give the police ‘their power back’.
The visit to the state is Trump’s first campaign rally since the hush money trial began more than two weeks ago. The court will be present on Wednesday, allowing the ex-president to go on campaign.
From Wisconsin, Trump also left for Michigan on Wednesday for a second event.