Brady Knox is a breaking news reporter for the Washington Examiner with a particular focus on Russia, Eastern Europe, and foreign affairs. Hailing from Pittsburgh, he graduated from Miami University in 2022 with a bachelor's degree in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian studies and political science. He was in St.
In an interview with NBC News's Meet the Press, DeSantis denied primary opponent Vivek Ramaswamy's claim that his call to ban the groups constituted cancel culture and a suppression of free speech rights. The Florida governor argued that the groups had declared themselves a part of Hamas, so the matter became one of security."This is not canceled culture," he said.
DeSantis continued by saying that his call to ban the group from college campuses was not a First Amendment issue and was ratherWATCH: @RonDesantis called for the ban of a pro-Palestinian group from state colleges. Vivek Ramaswamy says that's akin to cancel culture. DeSantis: "Are we just going to commit suicide as a country and let groups metastasize who are openly siding with terrorist organizations?" pic.twitter.com/d3iPdCbL26When the interviewer asked for evidence for the claim that pro-Palestinian groups were giving material support to Hamas, DeSantis said that they had declared themselves part of the terror group"in their own words."
"Their own words are saying they're part of this organization, that they don't just stand in solidarity, that they don't just support what they did, but that this is their movement too, so once you hitch your wagon to a group like Hamas, that takes you out of the realm of normal activity, and that's something that we're going to take action against. So we believe we're totally justified within the law," he said.
"I think things like this have been litigated time and again, but here's the broader point — you know, are we just gonna commit suicide as a country and let groups metastasize who are openly siding with brutal terrorist organizations? I don't think that's a recipe for a successful country," he added."I want to have a country where we're protected from that stuff. So I think we made the right decision. I stand by it 100%.
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