{"id":2236067,"date":"2024-05-02T22:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T02:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sharpton-admits-truth-on-msnbc-how-can-left-say-jan-6-was-wrong-but-not-anti-semitic-campus-protests\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T22:36:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T02:36:43","slug":"sharpton-admits-truth-on-msnbc-how-can-left-say-jan-6-was-wrong-but-not-anti-semitic-campus-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sharpton-admits-truth-on-msnbc-how-can-left-say-jan-6-was-wrong-but-not-anti-semitic-campus-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharpton&#8217;s MSNBC Revelation: Left&#8217;s Jan. 6 Stance vs. Anti-Semitic Campus Protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsharpton-admits-truth-on-msnbc-how-can-left-say-jan-6-was-wrong-but-not-anti-semitic-campus-protests%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2236067&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Reverend Al Sharpton \u2062on MSNBC criticized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-the-shady-left-wing-group-targeting-scotus-justices-and-their-families\/\" title=\"Meet The Shady Left-Wing Group Targeting SCOTUS Justices And Their Families\">left-wing agitators<\/a> on college campuses, arguing that their\u2063 actions harm Democrats politically. He raised concerns about parallels \u2062between the\u200b turmoil on campuses and the \u2063events of Jan. 6. Sharpton emphasized the need to stay focused on genuine causes and not lose the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-jr-tells-gop-to-get-tough-if-democrats-are-playing-hardball-then-we-got-to-play-hardball\/\" title=\"Trump Jr. Tells GOP To Get Tough: If Democrats Are \u2018Playing Hardball\u2019 Then \u2018We Got To Play Hardball\u2019\">moral high ground<\/a>. President Biden and MSNBC personalities acknowledged the negative\u200b impact of \u2064such chaos on the upcoming elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/%20\"><span>Randy DeSoto<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 2, 2024 at 5:56pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>MSNBC host Reverend Al Sharpton argued Thursday that chaos seen on college campuses by left-wing agitators is hurting Democrats politically.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow do the Democrats, how do all of us on that side say Jan. 6 was wrong, if you can have the same pictures going on on college campuses? You lose the moral high ground,\u201d Sharpton said on \u201cMorning Joe\u201d as he and the program\u2019s co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough watched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-absolute-chaos-erupts-police-take-anti-israel-ucla-encampment-force\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">footage<\/a> from the clashes between pro-Palestinian, anti-Semitic protesters and police at the University of California, Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Brzezinski interjected, \u201cGood Lord, don\u2019t make a parallel with Jan. 6!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sharpton reaffirmed, \u201cYou lose the moral high ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat has happened though,\u201d Scarborough said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8The Marxists are destroying themselves:<\/p>\n<p>Race-baiting Al Sharpton: \u201cHow do the Democrats \u2014 how do all of us on that side \u2014 say January 6th was wrong if you can have the same pictures going on on college campuses?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mika Brzezinski: \u201cGood Lord, don\u2019t make a parallel with January\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SlLH9COUxL\">pic.twitter.com\/SlLH9COUxL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CortesSteve\/status\/1786013687712518284?\">May 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Brzezinski did then concede the optics are like what was seen during the Capitol incursion in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the place we\u2019ve all been sitting in, watching this, going, \u2018What the hell is going on? What are these universities doing? Why aren\u2019t they doing something?\u2019 And I\u2019ll echo the horror that this does look like January 6th. What a terrible example for our students,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unlimited_ls\/status\/1785314154967949663\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do the campus occupations hurt Democrats&#8217; chances this fall?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sharpton contended that the campus protesters had \u201clost the message.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about them, it\u2019s not about pushing the cause,\u201d he said. \u201cThey need to ask themselves if they were sincere. Are you really focusing on what\u2019s going on in Gaza, about the children, about the women, about the innocent people, and in Israel?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you focusing on whether or not you are violent or whether or not you can say the most incendiary statement? How are you guiding this? It\u2019s about them, and I think that they\u2019ve lost the message,\u201d Sharpton added.<\/p>\n<p>He suggested the group had been infiltrated by outside activists.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rlnly8R6b0Q?si=B9oR6SrR5YaLeNOb\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Scarborough responded that the group was certainly a mix, but no doubt included people who \u201chate Jews.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese people are here \u2026 because Jews are involved,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters Thursday, former President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-fbi-focus-radical-left-morons-right-not-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commended<\/a> the police departments in New York and Los Angeles for breaking up campus occupations at Columbia University and UCLA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are radical left lunatics, and they\u2019ve got to be stopped now, because it\u2019s going to go on and on, and it\u2019s going to get worse and worse,\u201d the Republican presidential candidate said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">PRESIDENT TRUMP: We\u2019re not letting the Radical Left morons take over this country! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wPFjCKIuvz\">pic.twitter.com\/wPFjCKIuvz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1786029238417543260?\">May 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>President Joe Biden, after several days of not forcefully addressing the issue, spoke from the White House on Thursday, saying, \u201cThere\u2019s the right to protest, but not the right to chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDestroying property is not a peaceful protest. It\u2019s against the law,\u201d Biden said. \u201cVandalism, trespassing, breaking windows, shutting down campuses, forcing the cancellation of classes and graduations. None of this is a peaceful protest.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Biden on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-shakes-off-protest-fears-at-morehouse-for-georgia-battleground-gains\/\" title=\"Biden dismisses protest concerns at Morehouse for Georgia's electoral advantage\">college campus protests<\/a>: \u201cThere\u2019s the right to protest, but not the right to chaos.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wtmvjOrLWH\">pic.twitter.com\/wtmvjOrLWH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1786053574687859056?\">May 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Early last week, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/1950s-gop-turns-natl-guard-protect-minority-students-radical-dems-leftists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">repeated<\/a> a reporter\u2019s question back to her regarding the protests, saying he does condemn \u201canti-Semitic protests\u201d but adding, \u201cI also condemn those that don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on with the Palestinians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The White House had released a similar on-the-one-hand, on-the-other-hand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/04\/21\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-passover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> the day before, April 21.<\/p>\n<p>Biden and MSNBC personalities like Sharpton, Brzezinski and Scarborough know all the chaos is hurting the Democrats\u2019 chances in this fall\u2019s elections.<\/p>\n<p>So finally, they\u2019re willing to say what has been true all along: These protests are not examples of free speech, but of campus chaos.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44657\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44657\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44657\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44657\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44657\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Randy DeSoto has written more than 3,000 articles for The Western Journal since he joined the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book &#8220;We Hold These Truths&#8221; and screenwriter of the political documentary &#8220;I Want Your Money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania <\/p>\n<p>  Nationality <\/p>\n<p>  American <\/p>\n<p>  Honors\/Awards <\/p>\n<p>  Graduated dean&#8217;s list from West Point <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law <\/p>\n<p>  Books Written <\/p>\n<p>  We Hold These Truths <\/p>\n<p>  Professional Memberships <\/p>\n<p>  Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  Phoenix, Arizona <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Entertainment, Faith <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On MSNBC, Reverend Al Sharpton, on May 2, 2024 at 5:56 pm, highlighted the political damage caused to Democrats by chaos instigated by left-wing agitators on college campuses. 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