Brit Hume: Trump Should Be More Effective Following Boulder
By: colbyhall (Mediaite)
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Fox News iconoclast Brit Hume called on President Donald Trump to be more effective in fighting anti-Semitic hate crimes following the firebombing of pro-Israel protestors in Boulder, Colorado this weekend.
On Sunday, pro-Israeli protestors were attacked by an individual who allegedly shouted "Free Palestine" before throwing homemade firebombs. FBI Director Kash Patel put out a statement about the incident, saying, "We are aware of and fully investigating a targeted terror attack in Boulder, Colorado," Patel said. "Our agents and local law enforcement are on the scene already, and we will share updates as more information becomes available."
During a Monday evening appearance on Special Report, guest host Shannon Bream cited the latest FBI data, saying "anti-Jewish hate crimes, the latest data that they have between 2022 and 2023 up 63% and there's a lot of speculation now about what we're seeing on our college campuses, how that's actually for some people going beyond rhetoric and turning into very dangerous and in some cases fatal action."
"Well, you remember when those college presidents said, when asked about calls for the elimination of Israel, basically, that whether that was violating their codes of conduct would depend on whether they crossed the line from talk into action," Hume replied." Well, there's been a lot of action, as the statistics you decided demonstrate. And this was, even though we don't apparently have any fatalities at this point, this was a particularly hideous attack, frightening attack. You know, it could happen in the streets of an American city, with lots of people around, and so forth. "
"And I think that it illustrates that this anti-Semitism is a force in the world, it's a historic force, and it has reared its ugly head in a major way inside the United States of America and needs to be clamped down on hard," Hume continued before bringing up President Trump.
"You know, this attack supports the Trump administration's arguments about immigration," he correctly noted. "But it also raises the question of, okay, that's fine, but now you're president, Mr. Trump, and these things continue to happen. You need to be more effective. At least a lot of people may say that. He's certainly trying."
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Its truly funny to watch right wing media "respectable" figures like Brit Hume always calling on Trump to do this or that better.
Trump has only two purposes, one to enrich himself and his family, and two, to create chaos that he later claims to have fixed. There is nothing else in this man.
People calling on Trump to "do better" are pissing into the wind.
Frankly I'm sick of the fake outrage displayed here by certain members of NT. I highly doubt they really care about antisemitism. I'm very much bothered by the attacks that have happened but I care because I really do care about the Jewish population in our country. I'm doubting that the ones spewing all the fake outrage really do give a shit
There has been anti-semitism for hundreds if not thousands of years. It is an irrational hate possibly based on the belief that Jews were responsible for the death of Jesus.
Israel in the modern sense has only existed since the late 1940's, and since that time anti-semitism has been conflated, by some, into the belief that any criticism of Israel is inherently anti-semitic. The reason for that of course is that Israel is a Jewish state and its religious makeup cannot be separated from its existence as a sovereign nation. So there will always by necessity be some disagreement as to whether criticism of Israeli government policies is "anti-semitic".
Thousands of college students protested Israelis treatment of Gaza and also the Palestinians on the west bank. How many of them are anti-semites in the historical sense of the word is an unknown and maybe unanswerable question.
I consider Netanyahu to be a war criminal and should be held accountable. Yes, I know Hamas attacked Israelis on October 7 and it was a horrible, senseless act. The Israelis were in my heart that day.
However, that doesn't give Bebe the right to withhold food and medical care from the Gazans. From the merde I read on here some think that it was the fault of all the Palestinians and they all should be wiped off the map. That is pure hatred. And if there are Israelis that think the same thing, they need to consider how Israel became a state and what was done to them during WWII.
This makes you anti-semitic in the eyes of Trump and his MAGAs.
In other words, 2 wrongs do not make a right...
I know that but I couldn't give a shit what they think
Thank-you for putting it so succinctly
Nope, you outlined it the best. I just shortened for those people on here that can't handle reading anything longer than a bumper sticker.
Must be funny because many on the left a not used to seeing an actual unbiased journalist.
When these right wing journalists ask Trump to do better, does he? LOL, he doesnt give a shit what they think.
Of course he doesn't. At least some actual journalists don't just lick the Presidents balls like all the fake journalists on CNN and MSNBC.
Goddammit, I spit my coffee
Super. How? By burning more of the Constitution? Firing more people? Refusing to spend even more money allocated by Congress?
I mean, it’s over now, but sure, pretend you’re doing something.
That’s great journalism. Brit Hume has discovered that antisemitism exists. Although to be fair, “Free Palestine” sounds more like it’s about the politics of the war. Somehow, every criticism or resistance of Israel is “antisemitic,” even when it comes from Jews. Also, Palestinians are Semitic. Just sayin.
Anyway, MAGA commenters blaming it all on Biden in 3…2…
My question exactly. What do they expect him to do, specifically?
I'm not sure there is much anyone could have done. There is much mention of him being here illegally, but that's only because he overstayed a visa. He entered legally, so he could have done this as a legal or illegal alien.
One good thing is that because he wasn't here on an immigrant visa, he couldn't buy a gun.
Additionally, law enforcement is saying he hadn't done anything to raise any red flags with them. Sometimes a nutjob just acts.