Political Quotes

“Mr. President, let me just respond to my good friend on the other side of the ocean and this aisle. I wonder, in the 1960s, when there were Black students, what did they want then? It wasn't a resolution condemning all hate, when they were the only target of the hate. It was support for those who were being victimized in the moment, not a resolution that muddies the water. Every single challenge facing the folks in the Middle East as a result of Hamas attacking Israel, every drop of blood, is on the hands of the terrorists in Hamas, period. Every challenge facing folks in Gaza that is a result of Hamas's terrorizing the nation of Israel is on the shoulders of Hamas. When you start the war, every innocent life, every unnecessary death is on you, plain and simple. Well, let me just say that it is a coalition government in Israel--a unanimous coalition government in Israel--supporting the efforts of Israel to eliminate Hamas from the planet, and I do too, 100 percent. It is frustrating. It is frustrating to see the level of violence in our country. It is frustrating for me to see the level of violence on our college campuses. I started working on the definition of anti-Semitism not October 7 but in 2018. President Trump made my language into an Executive order 5 years ago. Why? Because there were signs, even then, of hate, disgusting violence, and intimidation on college campuses in America.…”