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Trump refused to visit Columbia after antisemitic campus protests, new book claims

JL;DR SUMMARY According to Michael Wolff's new book, President Donald Trump declined an invitation to visit Columbia University to support Jewish students amid antisemitic protests, choosing instead to meet supporters elsewhere in New York. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Donald TrumpPro Palestinian ProtestsGopColumbia UniversityIsrael SupportExecutive OrderInvestigationsMichael WolffMiriam Adelson

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New York, United States
"Trump reportedly told House Speaker Mike Johnson during a phone call, rejecting an invitation to visit Columbia University while in New York for his trial on falsifying business records, according to Wolffs All or Nothing, set for release Tuesday."
Harlem, New York, United States
"On that trip to New York, Trump made a campaign stop with supporters at a bodega in Harlem."
Iowa, United States
"In an Iowa campaign speech on that day, he condemned the attack and urged the U.S. to stand with Israel but his comments quickly shifted to critiquing the Biden administrations Iran policy and noting that he was not in office at the time."
Israel
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