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Trump’s Anti-Semitism Order Gives Critics a Fresh Free-Speech Target

Trump signed an executive order on combating anti-Semitism that the White House framed as a campus-hate crackdown, but critics immediately warned it could chill speech about Israel and BDS activism. The political problem for Trump was that he was selling a civil-rights measure while inviting accusations that he was weaponizing anti-discrimination rules against dissent.

Why it matters: Free speech trap

First recorded Dec 12, 2019·Meaningfully updated Dec 12, 2019

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Trump’s Anti-Semitism Order Gives Critics a Fresh Free-Speech Target

Trump signed an executive order on combating anti-Semitism that the White House framed as a campus-hate crackdown, but critics immediately warned it could chill speech about Israel and BDS activism. The political problem for Trump was that he was selling a civil-rights measure while inviting accusations that he was weaponizing anti-discrimination rules against dissent.

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