Published 14:22 IST, June 7th 2020
Ivanka Trump denounces 'viewpoint discrimination' as university cancels her speech
The Adviser to the US President, Ivanka Trump has blasted culture of ‘cancelling’ and discrimination based on viewpoints after her speech was cancelled at WSU.
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viser to US President Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump has blasted culture of ‘cancelling’ and discrimination based on viewpoints on June 6 after her speech for WSU Tech gruates in Kansas was dismissed. This came just hours after university has anunced Ivanka would be dressing students amid massive criticism of Trump ministration for handling protests prevailing across country over death of 46-year-old African American George Floyd.
Expressing her dissatisfaction with decision me by authorities at Wichita State University to 'refocus' on students, Ivanka shared speech on Twitter saying it is essential to “listen to each or”. According to her, American universities should be “bastions of free speech” but in her recorded mess, Floyd’s death or protests triggered by m were t mentioned. However, shifting to challenges of gruating amid turmoil of COVID-19 pandemic, billionaire assured that, “In my own life, I have found that my greatest personal growth has arisen from times of discomfort and uncertainty.”
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UN ted ‘double standards’ of US govt
tiff between Ivanka and WSU happened just a day after UN ted “double standards” of US government that have been uncovered in recent handling of demonstrations over Floyd’s death. According to UN, threats of instigating violence against protesters are in “stark contrast” of way largely white protests against COVID-19 lockdown were controlled.
“Statements from US Government inciting and threatening violence against protesters stand in stark contrast to calls for leniency and understanding which Government h issued in wake of largely white protests against COVID-19 restrictions on services like barbershops, salons, and spas”, experts said.
experts also ted US President Donald Trump’s warning to demonstrations when he said that he would send in military to dismiss violent demonstrations. According to independent investigators, those remarks by POTUS “involves legal instruments used primarily against people of African descent, but rarely in ir defence in similar situations.”
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Im Source: AP
14:22 IST, June 7th 2020