President Donald Trump, his administration, and other conservatives took advantage of the issue of the heated tension between the terrorist group Hamas and the Palestinian territory of Gaza attack on Harvard University. At least, this is the honest take of one political reporter, talking to analyst Stephen A. Smith.
In a recent episode of “The Stephen A. Smith Show,” the ESPN analyst talked to political reporter Eliza Collins, who shared her thoughts on how President Donald Trump and other conservatives took advantage of the rise of tension in Gaza to further their feud with Harvard University.
“So, conservatives started attempting to basically take on universities in his first term,” Collins said. “He had an executive order that did a little bit of this, the federal funding thing, but it didn’t go really anyway. Trump ended office, and then in the four years in between, conservative think tanks, thought leaders, they started mapping this out and saying how can we take on universities not just Harvard, that they feel have moved to the left.”
“The anti-semitism argument that we’re hearing now that came onto the scene in 2023 after Hamas attacked Israel in October and then Israel attacked back the Gaza protests exploded on campuses, and that was when conservatives really saw their moment,” she added.
“They’ve been sort of laying this groundwork, having tension with universities. Now they say these universities are allowing anti-semitism on campus. Trump takes office again and we’ve seen this explosion. They’re trying to take federal funding. They’re trying to ban international students. They’re trying to get rid of their tax-exempt status.”
“So, they’re really trying to hit them on all sides. And Harvard’s fighting back in court.”
Donald Trump Amplifies Baseless Conspiracy Theory About Joe Biden’s Identity
On Saturday night, former President Donald Trump shared a conspiracy theory on Truth Social, suggesting that Joe Biden was executed in 2020 and replaced by artificial entities. The claim, originally posted by an anonymous user known for spreading misinformation, proposed that Biden had been replaced with “clones, doubles” and “robotic engineered soulless mindless entities.”
Trump did not provide any explanation for reposting the statement, but his 10 million followers quickly engaged with it, fueling further speculation. The White House has yet to respond to inquiries about Trump’s endorsement of this baseless theory.
Despite official statements contradicting these conspiracy theories, Donald Trump continues to use social media to circulate unfounded claims about Biden. In recent weeks, he has intensified attacks on Biden’s mental acuity and physical health, questioning the legitimacy of presidential signatures made using an autopen.
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