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This is about defending democracy.

This is no longer Democrats versus Republicans.

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This is White Flag with Joe Walsh.

Hey, we should be celebrating what is happening on these college campuses right now.

All these protests, look, I think this is a good thing.

I think what's happening on our college campuses right now is a quintessentially American thing. All of the protests, right, about Israel and Gaza and the

Palestinians, the protests, the yelling at each other, the shouting at each other, all of the good,

the bad and the ugly. What's happening on our college campuses right now is a good thing. It's an American thing and it should be celebrated.

And look, I say all of this, as all of you know, as someone who is off the charts super pro-Israel.

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