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Jamie Raskin: “Trump is weaponizing, distorting, and exploiting the reality of antisemitism to attack academic freedom … the Senate…”

On the recordApril 29, 2025
Trump is weaponizing, distorting, and exploiting the reality of antisemitism to attack academic freedom … the Senate should oppose Trump’s further transparent moves to undermine American democracy under the banner of opposing antisemitism.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
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msnbc.com

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Raskin criticizes Trump for using antisemitism to suppress academic freedom.

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