Trump Claims ‘Paid Agitators’ Involved in Columbia University Protests

‘I really think you have a lot of paid agitators, professional agitators in here too, and I see it all over,’ the former president said.

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on April 30, 2024. Eduardo Munoz-Pool/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump has claimed that “paid agitators” were involved in the recent protests in support of Palestinians at Columbia University in New York City.

President Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday shortly after law enforcement officials were called in to disperse demonstrators who had been camping on the school’s lawn.