'A woman was murdered there': CNN fact-checker grills Trump's 'peanut' protest comparison


by Raw Story

Raw Story— Another day in the books for Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, and it ended with the former president speaking to reporters in the corridor talking about how "breathtaking" Thursday was and then tangentially editorializing on some current events — from the price of gas and pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses to SCOTUS and the economy. Then CNN fact checked him straightaway. "We're having protests all over," Trump told reporters, without taking questions. "Biden was talking...

Reading Eagle—Trump’s comparison of student protests to Jan. 6 is part of effort to downplay Capitol attack. Trump is lamenting the possibility that Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian protesters could be treated more leniently than the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January 2021.

WDTN—Trump’s comparison of student protests to Jan. 6 is part of effort to downplay Capitol attack. NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump on Tuesday lamented the possibility that Columbia University's pro-Palestinian protesters could be treated more leniently than the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January 2021, marking the second time in a week the former president has invoked the ongoing campus protests to downplay past examples of right-wing violence. []

Bangor Daily News—Trump’s comparison of student protests to Jan. 6 is part of effort to downplay Capitol attack. NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump on Tuesday lamented the possibility that Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian protesters could be treated more leniently than the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in […]