After Violence at UC Berkeley, Trump Suggests Ending Federal Funding

[alp227]

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Source: KQED

Hours after violence and vandalism on campus forced the cancellation of an appearance by Breitbart News commentator Milo Yiannopoulos at UC Berkeley, President Trump weighed in on the events:

Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump
If U.C. Berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view - NO FEDERAL FUNDS?

Among the immediate reactions to the president’s tweet-threat, a statement from Rep. Barbara Lee, whose district includes Berkeley:

Rep. Barbara Lee ✔ @RepBarbaraLee
Pres. Trump doesn’t have a license to blackmail universities. He’s the president, not a dictator, & his empty threats are an abuse of power.

Read more: https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/02/02/after-violence-at-uc-berkeley-trump-suggests-ending-federal-funding/

[Fred Sanders]

1. Empty threat, Trumpenfuherer has no such power. More and more unstable every day.

I truly hope the nuclear codes have been changed because now the madman is threatening the world.

Ironic that the very same freedom of speech that gave rise to hate radio and hate internet news sites like Brietbart and gave the hate speech such strength is being threatened now that the hate mongers are in the WH.

[IronLionZion]

2. "a self-proclaimed gay internet troll who refers to Trump as daddy"

Milo is such a piece of shit. He also wants to keep women out of STEM degrees in colleges claiming it is a waste of resources

The Berkeley College Republicans booked Yiannopolous, a self-proclaimed gay internet troll who refers to Trump as “daddy” and championed his candidacy. UC Berkeley officials, citing the First Amendment and campus tradition of free speech, allowed the event to go forward despite widespread criticism that Yiannopolous’ commentary is frequently racist, misogynist and anti-Muslim.

[NCDem777]

3. I'll be honest

Does protesting Milo accomplish anything?

The only thing it seems to do is give this little pissant a bigger microphone. And make us look stupid to moderates who might be more sympathetic to liberal positions

[PSPS]

4. Yeah, let's not protest anymore and, thus, it's the "new normal." amirite?

[ananda]

7. Exactly!

Sheesh, we are double screwed if people start making up
reasons not to protest.

There does seem to be a slight trend of despair and fatalism
in all this.

In fact, though, our protests are making a difference, even if
sometimes it doesn't feel like it.

And they need to grow, keep on growing, and stay consistent
if we ever hope this nation to regain its sanity.

[SCVDem]

5. Screw this!

CalExit!

I want out of any association with this asshole!

Cal doesn't need tRumps hate and lies.

We will keep our tax money, thank you!

Now go pound sand!!!

[burrowowl]

6. I suspect turd agent provocateurs

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

10. I agree, that's a classic pattern.

I watched it first hand in San Diego in the sixties.

[mitch96]

12. I AGREE COMPLETELY

Old fascist/commie ploy. Turn a peaceful display into a riot and discredit the opposition.. I wish they "caught" some of the provocateurs and outed them.. This just reeks of a James O'Keefe operation.
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[Mountain Mule]

8. Violence on innocent people - hmmmmm...

The image of that little girl killed in Доналд Трамп's first military strike won't leave my mind. Let's pull all federal funds from the White House. Rep Barbara Lee did make a big mistake using the "C" word, though - "climate." Tsk, tsk, tsk...

[NCjack]

9. California remits to the federal treasury more money than it

receives in return for various federal programs and contracts. It is a poor idea to piss off California.

[NewDealProgressive]

11. Which is the point of the Black Bloc provocateurs actions.

Everything they do is designed to make people hate legitimate protestors and further the fascist agenda. Most of them are cops.

[DonViejo]

13. Locking...

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