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A new study from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education has found that 88% of American universities restrict free speech in some form.

What are young people hearing from the president that gets them so enthused? >> this is extraordinary, pete. this is largest ever gathering from young conservative students from all 50 states. the president addressing them in palm beach couple days before christmas. there is something happening in this country with young people, especially young conservatives. were seeing this on the ground on college campuses when i go to speak, donald trump, jr., are going to speak, we cant find spaces big eno...

By the international holocaust researchers organization. they define anti-semitism at least in part as, quote, denying the jewish people their right to self-determination, eg by claiming the existence of a state of israel is a racist endeavor. it has been inspired by an increase in anti-semitic incidences in college campuses. there are fears among some that the executive order could be used to stifle peoples first amendment rights. a proliferation of speech codes on college campuses is coming un...

In the meantime, las vegas going forward with a controversial new plan to crack down on homelessness. the city banning people from sleeping or camping on the streets if shelter beds are available. what do you make of this, greg? >> greg: we live in a time or common sense is now considered controversial. they are calling this controversial. you know, letting people sleep on the streets is controversial to me. its weird how the media finds things like laws, legal immigration, second amendment, mat...

Should not -- it is ludicrous. it is a -- impeachment is a constitutional process. and if he thinks this part of the constitutional process is being -- it treating him unfairly, hes welcome to talk about that but we have all agreed in society we should not minimize lynching. that is one of the acts in this countrys history that we have all agreed is super egregious. that should be a society standard and im not opposed to speech codes but that is a fair one and he throws it out brazenly. >> it is...

Clearly not the case. is it a concern to you that instead of exporting those values that we are importing the speech codes of china over here because we have capitalistic goals for a great market that we want to reach in china, that loves things like basketball? >> yeah, look, there is a problem of cultural blowback with how we deal with china. lots of movies, big hollywood movies, change content or cater content to appease china to sell in that market, im a big fan of "red dawn," the remake of ...

Andes in senate confirmation hearings, if anyone, you see the speakers disinvited such as myself on college campuses, all over the culture. >>ol laura: harmeet you said it before, but the left has for a long time wanted the entire country to be one big college campus. right, where the disciplinary hearings, this person gets expelled and that one cant join a fraternity, this one kicked off this or that club, people segregated but its okay. speech codes. this is nirvana for them. last word. >> you...

No longer contained in the campuses. its in the halls of congress and in senate confirmation hearings, if anyone, you see the speakers disinvited such as myself on college campuses, all over the culture. >> laura: harmi tismt you said it before, but the left has for a long time wanted the entire country to be one big college campus. right, where the disciplinary hearings, this person gets expelled and that one cant join a fraternity, this one kicked off this or that club, people segregated but i...

African-american female secretary of state. but no such luck. but president trump struck a blow for free speech on campus this afternoon, announcing an executive order aimed at schools that trample on free-speech rights. >> under the guise of speech codes and safe spaces and trigger warnings, these universities have tried to restrict free thought under the policy i am announcing today, federal agencies will use theirs grantmaking programs to ensure that public universities protec protect, cheris...

Consequences for canceling conservatives. >> shannon: trace gallagher, thank you. is it a real problem on campus or not? lets part of a host of left coast news and the founder of turning point, charlie who was at the event today. welcome to both of you. >> thank you. >> shannon: want to play a little bit more about why the president signed this. >> under the guise of speech codes and safe spaces and trigger warnings, these universities have tried to restrict free thought, impose a little conform...