Real America's Voice: Cherise Trump Discusses University of Tampa Freshman Orientation

WE JUST ALWAYS ASSUME SINCE OUR FOUNDING FATHERS CREATED THE FIRST AMENDMENT THINGS WOULD BE OKAY BUT THEY'RE NOT. OUR NEXT GUEST IS ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE FREE SPEECH WARS AND SHE HAS SOME AMAZING TELLS THE TALE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN COLLEGE CAMPUSES TO PUT FREE SPEECH IN JEOPARDY. SHE'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SPEECH FIRST SERIES TRUMP BY THE WAY NO RELATION TO PRESIDENT TRUMP OF COURSE SHE IS. >> WELCOME TO THE SHOW. GOOD TO HAVE YOU ON. YEAH, THANKS FOR HAVING ME. >> ALL RIGHT. I HEARD THIS STORY THE OTHER DAY. I'M LIKE I KNOW THIS CAN'T BE TRUE BUT IT IS UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA. TELL US WHAT THE INVOLVED THERE. >> YES. SO THIS IS NOT A SHOCK TO US BECAUSE WE MONITOR AND GET TIPS ALL THE TIME WITH WHAT'S GOING ON WITH FRESHMAN ORIENTATIONS AND NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION PROGRAMS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES. BUT AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, ANOTHER WILD DIY STORY COMES OUT OF UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA AND WE'RE SEEING WHERE THEY HAVE A FRESHMAN ORIENTATION ACTUALLY SHOWING AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WOULD BE OFFENSIVE SPEECH OR TRAUMATIZING SPEECH TO STUDENTS AND THAT EXAMPLE IS SOMEONE FLYING A MAGA FLAG. SO THAT THAT'S WHAT STUDENTS ARE BEING TOLD THIS IS NOW THE THING THAT YOU SHOULD BE AFRAID OF. THIS IS A THING THAT SHOULD BE DIVISIVE. INSTEAD OF BEING TOLD THAT HEY, YOU'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER, YOU SHOULD ALL APPRECIATE AND RESPECT EACH OTHER'S VIEWPOINTS AND FREE SPEECH IS IMPORTANT IN ORDER TO HAVE A GOOD DEBATE ON CAMPUS AND IN THE CLASSROOM INSTEAD OF BEING TOLD ALL OF THAT, THEY'RE NOW BEING TOLD THAT ACTUALLY IF YOU HAVE OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS, IF YOU DISSENT FROM THE WOKE DOGMA ON CAMPUS THEN YOU'RE THE BAD GUY, YOU'RE THE EVIL ONE AND YOU'RE TRAUMATIZING EVERYONE IN YOUR CLASS AND IN YOUR DORMS. SO THIS IS DEEPLY CONCERNING BUT IT'S NOT A SURPRISE THE SPEECH FIRST WE HAD A REPORT COME OUT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO SHOWING THAT FRESHMAN ORIENTATION IS 91% OF THE MATERIALS FOCUS ON DEFEAT THEMES SUCH ASONS, ANTI-RACISM, EVERYTHING FROM THEORY TO IDENTITY POLITICS AND WHITE PRIVILEGE. AND ONLY OVER 30% OF THE SCHOOLS THAT WE LOOKED AT ACTUALLY MENTIONED FREE SPEECH AND VIEWPOINT DIVERSITY EVEN ONCE IN THEIR ORIENTATION MATERIALS AND EVEN THEN IT WAS STILL A 7 TO 1 RATIO OF EYE TO FREE SPEECH OR VIEWPOINT DIVERSITY TOPICS. >> SO THIS IS JUST TELLING YOU WHAT'S HAPPENING ON CAMPUSES RIGHT NOW. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN IN COLLEGE BUT I THINK WE STILL HAVE RESIDENT ADVISORS IN THE DORMS. THIS IS WHAT THIS TRAINING WAS FOR, RIGHT? A HYPOTHETICAL TO GET RESIDENTS ADVISORS TO DEAL WITH A TRIGGERING EVENT OF A MAGA FLAG IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY. NOW WERE THERE ANY HYPOTHETICALS ABOUT BLACK LIVES MATTER FLAGS OR KAMALA HARRIS FLAGS OR ACLU FLAGS? >> I DID NOT SEE THAT MENTIONED. I HIGHLY DOUBT THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A TRIGGERING EVENT BECAUSE THE STUDENTS WHO TEND TO REPORT ON EACH OTHER FOR OR ON THEIR PEERS FOR BEING TRIGGERED OFTENTIMES YOU WILL FIND THOSE STUDENTS BEING IN THE PRO I CAN'T PRO HARRIS CAMP PRO FAR LEFT IDEOLOGY CAMP IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT IT IS MORE HEAVILY ONE SIDED BUT IT ALSO HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT CONSERVATIVE STUDENTS TEND TO BE IN THE MINORITY ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE PARTY AND I'VE HAD A CHANCE RECENTLY TO BE TALKING TO SOME MEMBERS OF THE HOLOCAUST COMMISSION AND THEY'RE REALLY WRESTLING WITH A FINAL REPORT THAT MIGHT DECLARE THAT ONE OF THE ROOT CAUSES OF ANTI SEMITISM ALL THAT UGLY STUFF WE SAW ON CAMPUSES THE LAST SIX MONTHS IS THE DIY PHILOSOPHY THAT THERE'S A DIRECT LINE BETWEEN DIY ANTI SEMITISM, ANTI SEMITISM AND JEWISH INTOLERANCE. ARE YOU SEEING THAT IN THE CAMPUS? ARE THERE ANY PLACES WHERE CAMPUSES ARE HAVING A DISCUSSION SAYING HEY, MAYBE THESE TWO THINGS DON'T GO TOGETHER? >> KNOW THAT I THINK THAT THEIR REPORT IS VERY ACCURATE. WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF EVIDENCE OF THIS EVEN BEFORE OCTOBER 7TH OF 2023 WE SAW A LOT OF ANTISEMITISM ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES. I WILL SAY THAT UNIVERSITIES ARE REALLY STRUGGLING WITH THIS. THEY ARE STRUGGLING TO ENFORCE BASIC POLICIES ON THEIR CAMPUS THAT A LOT OF THESE PRO-HAMAS GROUPS ARE VIOLATING. WE HAVE A PERFECT EXAMPLE AT UNC CHAPEL HILL. WE FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST THEM EARLIER THIS YEAR LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THEY HAVE POLICIES. IN FACT THEY HAVE STATE LAWS IN NORTH CAROLINA THAT PROHIBIT STUDENTS FROM INTERRUPTING EVENTS OR SHOUTING DOWN SPEAKERS IT'S CALLED THE CAMPUS FREE SPEECH ACT AND IT WAS PASSED IN 2017. THE STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE ON U N C CHAPEL HILL'S CAMPUS HAVE REPEATEDLY VIOLATED THIS POLICY AND THE STATE LAW AND NO ONE HAS DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY FINALLY WENT ON PROBATION OVER THE SUMMER AND GUESS WHAT ? FALL SEMESTER STARTS AND THEY'RE RIOTING AGAIN. THEY'VE GOT RALLIES, THEY'VE GOT SPEAKERS. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ON PROBATION. THEY'RE SUSPENDED BY THE CAMPUS. THEY DON'T HAVE CLUB STATUS SUPPOSEDLY. HOW IS THE CAMPUS ALLOWING THEM TO HOLD EVENTS? WHERE IS THE FUNDING COMING FROM? THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD ALL BE ASKING WHY IS THE UNIVERSITY NOT ENFORCING ITS POLICIES? >> APPARENTLY LAWS FOR SOME BUT NOT FOR ALL. IT'S AMAZING THE GREAT WORK YOU DO FOR FOLKS WHO HAVEN'T HEARD OF YOUR GROUP FIRST I MEAN OBVIOUSLY THE NAME GIVES A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT YOU GUYS STAND FOR BUT WHAT IS SPEECH FIRST DOING AND HOW IS IT MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THIS REALLY EPIC DEBATE IN AMERICA RIGHT NOW? >> YEAH, SO WE'RE A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION AND WE DEFEND OUR STUDENT MEMBERS FREE SPEECH RIGHTS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES PRIMARILY THROUGH LITIGATION. WE FILE LAWSUITS ON BEHALF OF OUR STUDENT MEMBERS. WE SUE UNIVERSITIES THAT HAVE POLICIES LIKE BIAS RESPONSE TEAMS OR HARASSMENT POLICIES THAT SPECIFICALLY TARGET AND CENSOR AND COERCE A CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED SPEECH. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT AS YOU ALL KNOW THIS IS A BIG DEAL ON CAMPUSES EVEN MORE SO TODAY THAN 10 OR 15 YEARS AGO. AND SO WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF REALLY ACTIVE LAWSUITS. WE HAVE ONE AGAINST INDIANA UNIVERSITY, ONE AGAINST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY AND WE ARE CURRENTLY SUING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR TITLE NINE POLICIES THAT SPECIFICALLY AGAIN TARGET CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTED SPEECH AND TRY TO COMPEL THAT USE OF PRONOUNS WHICH IS COMPELLED SPEECH AND THAT IS ALSO A VIOLATION OF THE STUDENT'S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. SO WE'VE GOT A LOT GOING ON ON THE LITIGATION SIDE BUT WE ALSO TRY OUR DARNDEST TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ON THEIR FREE SPEECH RIGHTS AND HELP THEM STAND UP FOR THOSE RIGHTS ON CAMPUS. >> UNBELIEVABLE THAT WE'RE IN THIS MOMENT. I THINK MOST AMERICANS THOUGHT WE WOULD NEVER SEE THIS DAY BUT IT IS HERE AND FROM THE EU TO THE COLLEGE CAMPUS AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN CENSORSHIP