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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Justin Baragona

Fox News host hypes ‘free speech’ college as place where ‘protests are essentially not allowed’

Fawning over a new “free speech” college on Friday morning, Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade simultaneously described the University of Austin as an institution that won’t “tell you what to think” and a place where “protests are essentially not allowed.”

Kilmeade brought up the University of Austin, which was first announced in 2021 by The Free Press’ Bari Weiss and started classes last fall, while his show discussed the ongoing pro-Palestinian protests at Barnard College. Demonstrations have unfolded this week at the independent women’s school after the college expelled two Barnard students who allegedly disrupted a Columbia University class on Israeli history.

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