Former President Trump asserts the deadly 2017 Charlottesville rally “was a little peanut” compared to the pro-Palestinian encampments on college campuses.
Quick Glance: Trump compares Charlottesville and Israel-Gaza protests
- Former President Trump downplayed the significance of the deadly 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville compared to the rising demonstrations on college campuses over the situation in Gaza.
- Trump highlighted that President Biden frequently cites the Charlottesville rally and Trump’s response as a reason for his White House candidacy in 2020.
- Trump’s remarks coincided with college campus protests concerning the Israel-Hamas conflict, resulting in numerous Palestinian casualties in Gaza.
- Biden has denounced antisemitism in the protests while also criticizing those who fail to grasp the situation with the Palestinians.
Mass arrests made as US Gaza campus protests spread: Protesters at NYU and Yale are arrested while Columbia cancels in-person classes for safety.
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Quick Glance: Student Protests: Arrests at Yale and NYU
- Police arrested dozens of people at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Yale University in Connecticut and New York University in Manhattan, as student protests over Israel’s war in Gaza continue to roil US campuses.
- At Yale University, at least 47 protesters were arrested and will face disciplinary action.
- The police crackdowns came after Columbia University canceled in-person classes and cleared tent encampments on its campus in New York City.
- The universities repeatedly asked students to leave, warning of legal and disciplinary consequences if they did not.
White House Hits Back at Trump’s Bogus Charlottesville-Campus Protest Comparison: “Unlike some figures on the right, President Biden has never invited Neo Nazis ...
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Deadly violence in Charlottesville 2017: “More hate” - Trump compares university protests to neo-Nazi marches
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Republican Senators Demand Biden Use National Guard to Suppress Columbia Protests
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrations in the USA: Trump thinks protests at universities are worse than neo-Nazi marches
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VCU students protest Youngkin's review of racial literacy course: Virginia Commonwealth University students marched through downtown Richmond on Saturday ...
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Virginia school bus hits DMV building, injures driver and two students, officials say
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Pro-Palestine protesters rally outside hotel where Kaine was holding event; at least one arrest made
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Despite arrest, pro-Palestine protesters plan more demonstrations: Leaders of Richmond’s pro-Palestine movement plan to continue to host weekly protests ...
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Virginia Tech Board of Visitors interrupted by protestors, passes tuition increase
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This Ramazan, the Muslim community has had the privilege of experiencing several other iftars in a multitude of settings.
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Mountain Valley Pipeline opponents ask Virginia agency to issue stop work order: In Richmond, protesters wearing possum costumes shouted, “Do your job ...
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Trans Virginia lawmaker storms out of chamber after being called 'sir' by Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears
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Richmond resident charged with disorderly conduct at March for Life: A video posted to X Wednesday appeared to show a counter protester accosting student ...
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LIVE: Trucker convoy rallies to demand end to illegal migration in TexasA trucker convoy driving from Virginia holds a pep rally in Dripping Springs, Texas ... Show more
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Biden joins Harris to campaign for abortion rights in Virginia: While Harris and Democrats have embraced abortion as a campaign issue, many Republicans are ...
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Cannon West of Richmond, said he planned to back author Marianne Williamson in order to lodge a protest against President Joe Biden’s Gaza policy. Super Tuesday: Virginians choose presidential nominees
“Genocide Joe”: Protesters Demanding Ceasefire Repeatedly Disrupt Biden Speech in Virginia
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See the moment US president Joe Biden was interrupted by protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, as he spoke at a rally in Virginia.
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The Last-Ditch Effort to Stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline: The gas pipeline stretching across Virginia and West Virginia is over budget and behind schedule ...
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Protestors 'pressure' US Secretary of State Blinken for cease-fire in Gaza outside his home
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Paid articlePaid Pro-Palestine protesters interrupt Biden over a dozen times at campaign rally: 'This is going to go on for a while. They've got this planned,' says US president ...
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Hundreds of protesters gathered on Black Friday in front of Tysons mall in Virginia to show support for Palestine.
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Arizona Police Arrest Protesters and Journalist Covering Blockade of Raytheon Building
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Mountain Valley Pipeline sues protesters for obstructing construction: The developer of the Mountain Valley Pipeline has sued two protesters it says blocked ...
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A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was a focal point of a deadly white nationalist protest in 2017 has been melted down and will be repurposed ... Show more
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Robert E. Lee statue that prompted deadly protest in Virginia melted down: A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E
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Quick Glance: Robert E. Lee Confederate Statue Melted Down in Charlottesville
- Statue cut into pieces to fit in furnace
- Community initiative 'Swords into Plowshares' plans to use materials for new public art
- Statue was center of controversy and deadly protests
- Law enforcement working tirelessly to find suspect
A Virginia GOP State Rep. Built Her Political Career On A Story That Doesn’t Add Up
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Pro-Palestinian Protesters Shut Down 3rd & Fairfax, March Through The Grove: On the first day of a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, hundreds of ...
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Why the Neo-Nazis Picked Charlottesville in the First Place (It Wasn’t the Statue)
slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/10/charlottesville-statue-media-strategy.html
60% of US Oil and Gas Infrastructure Now Protected by Anti-Protest Laws: Greenpeace
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Confederate imagery remains in Washington, D.C.: The contentious issue of removing imagery of the Confederacy and relics of the Old South from public spaces ...
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Meet the Army Vet Protecting Women From Anti-Abortion Protesters: Dani Cook has always been a defender of womens’ rights. She has her own way of approaching the ...
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Paid articlePaid Williams: On Confederate monuments, Roanoke and Richmond took different paths: When that moment of racial reckoning arrived in 2020 after the murder of George ...
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Parents Sue Virginia Beach School Board to Adopt Youngkin’s Transphobic Policies: The new guidelines bar transgender girls from girls’ sports teams ...
thedailybeast.com/parents-sue-virginia-beach-school-board-to-adopt-youngkins-transphobic-policies
On This Day, Aug. 12: White supremacist drives car into Charlottesville, Va., protesters, killing Heather Heyer - UPI.com
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Pornhub blocks Mississippi and Virginia over age verification laws: Pornhub has shut off access in Mississippi and Virginia to protest age verification laws that ...
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Williams: 3 years after George Floyd's murder, democracy is ailing: The protests of three years ago were a catalyst for real change. Confederate monuments were ...
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Paid articlePaid Henrico's uphill battle to recruit more Black police officers: The Henrico Police Division is one of many departments across the country that does not fully ...
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Our Debt to the Late, Great Randall Robinson: By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
Randall Robinson was arrested numerous times in some of the most effective U.S ...
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Virginia parents, teachers worry about gun violence after school shootings: A January shooting at a Newport News elementary school and Thursday's shooting at ...
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Orangutan at Virginia zoo learns to nurse from breastfeeding zookeeper: Zoe the orangutan, who was orphaned young and may not have learned to nurse ...
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No clashes and no free coffee as Red Truck opens amid demonstrations : Demonstrators faced off on in Warrenton, Va., after Red Truck Bakery was targeted for ...
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Photos: Local students join nationwide walkout to protest gun violence: Students from Maplewood Richmond Heights High School joined a nationwide coordinated ...
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Robert Duvall joins protests against Amazon data center: Amazon has pledged $35 billion to expand its concentration of data centers in Northern Virginia ...
foxbusiness.com/technology/robert-duvall-joins-protests-amazon-data-center
Throwback Thursday: Vietnam War protests come to the city in 1966, as demonstrators are removed from the Boston Army Base.
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Out-of-court settlement reached in case stemming from George Floyd protests: Court documents obtained by the Times-Dispatch show the City of Richmond reaches ...
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'We are rebelling' - Hanover taxi operators protest over Road Traffic Act
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Internal report examines Richmond police protest training : Richmond police struggled to adhere to proper policy during the protests, the report shows ...
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Animals run the show at SEWE. Here's where to see them during this year's event.: Animals take center stage when the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition returns to ...
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Lee statue trial postponed again: A trial to decide the fate of Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee statue has been postponed for the second time ...
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Prominent far-right activist Teddy Von Nukem died by suicide: report: Teddy Von Nukem was slated to stand trial for smuggling fentanyl over the southern border.
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Group calls on Charlottesville, Albemarle to investigate allegations at SPCA: Tensions are so high between management at Charlottesville’s premier animal shelter ...
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Richmond, Virginia, Removes Last Public Confederate Monument: In Virginia, the city of Richmond removed its last Confederate statue Monday ...
democracynow.org/2022/12/13/headlines/richmond_virginia_removes_last_public_confederate_monument
US city removes last public Confederate statue: Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, ordered Confederate symbols removed amid 2020 racial justice protests across US.
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Animal Rebellion protesters take over House of Tides bar instead of restaurant: Nine members of the animal rights group entered the restaurant on Saturday ...
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A new home for Richmond's Christopher Columbus statue: City Council voted Monday night to donate the statue to the Italian-American Cultural Association of ...
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Revisited - Five years after far-right rally, US city of Charlottesville is still traumatised
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Rare protests are spreading across China. Here's what you need to know: From Shanghai to Beijing, protests have erupted across China in a rare show of dissent ...
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Quick Glance: Protests in China: How powerful are the protesters?
- China Demonstrations "Today, the Chinese government has many more options for controlling the population."
- Nadine Godehardt of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik) explains how much is driving the Chinese demonstrations and whether they have the potential to grow into a wider wave comparable to the 1989 democracy movement.
- EconomicWoche: There are currently big protests in China over the tough Corona measures.
- Nadine Godehardt: At the moment, China's demonstrations are still selective.
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Trial: Trump tweet about 'wild' protest energized extremists: WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the far-right Oath Keepers were ecstatic when then-President Donald ...
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Virginia High School Students Protest in Droves Against Gov Glenn Youngkin’s Transgender Restrictions
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Charlottesville middle school students stage walkout in protest of gun violence: “We deserve to feel safe."
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Hundreds Of Students In Virginia Hosted A Walkout Over New Anti-Trans School Policies
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Thousands of Students Walk Out in Virginia to Oppose Youngkin’s Anti-Trans Policies
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What happened this week? Test how well you paid attention to the news.: Did you pay attention this week? Take the USA TODAY current events news quiz for the week ...
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Best Bets for Saturday, Nov. 5: 22nd annual Apple Harvest Festival: Music by local bands, demonstrations by local artisans and hayrides, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ...
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Guilty plea after Molotov cocktail damages federal building in Atlanta in 2020: A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from his involvement in a ...
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'Thousands of kids all across Virginia are silenced:': At a Capitol Square rally, advocates protest Gov. Glenn Youngkin's model policies that de-emphasize ...
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Youngkin delivers on education campaign promises one year into governorship: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) wasted no time in fulfilling his education campaign ...
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Virginia Students Stage Walkout In Protest Of Governor Youngkin's Transgender Policy
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Opinion | Strike, Strike, Strike: Mounting inequality is fueling protests around the globe. The global ruling class is determined to prevent these protests from ...
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Charlottesville students protest Youngkin's proposed trans student policy: Youngkin says measures protect parental rights, opponents say it victimizes a ...
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'Fighting fit': Trial to show Oath Keepers' road to Jan. 6: An upcoming trial aims to show Jan. 6 wasn't a spur-of-the-moment protest for the Oath Keepers but ...
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Quick Glance: "Fighting fit": Trial to illustrate Oath Keepers' path to Jan. 6
- "We must now ... refuse to accept it and march en-mass on the nation's Capitol," Rhodes vowed to his fellow Oath Keepers.
- Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, speaks during a rally outside the White House on June 25, 2017 in Washington, DC.
- According to Rhodes' lawyer, the call never occurred.
- That night, Rhodes and the other Oath Keepers dined at an Olive Garden in Virginia.
- "It became heated" after beginning calmly, according to White House counsel Eric Herschmann.
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