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From: S. maltophilia	10/15/2025 11:05:00 PM
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Why Is Trump Making Excuses for Hamas? The president seems undisturbed by the terrorist group’s murderous campaign against dissidents. In fact, he seems to admire it. By Jonathan Chait Until recently, open support for Hamas in the United States was confined to the far left. The national chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, which circulated talking points supporting the October 7 attacks, has lately declared on Instagram “DEATH TO COLLABORATORS.” But the notorious terrorist organization has found a new defender: President Donald Trump. On Sunday evening, a reporter asked the president about reports that Hamas is reestablishing its authority in the Gaza Strip by executing its rivals. Trump said that the group is merely cracking down on crime, for which it has American approval. “They do want to stop the problems, and they’ve been open about it, and we gave them approval for a period of time,” he said. “We are having ’em watch that there’s not going to be big crime or some of the problems that you have when you have areas like this that have been literally demolished.” Yesterday, talking with reporters in the White House, Trump added more.... theatlantic.com

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