Florida students protest as Trump Jr. speaks on campus -- for a $50,000 fee
Source: Washington Post
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An appearance by Donald Trump Jr. on the University of Florida campus Thursday night, billed as a “keynote presentation” and covered by student funds, drew protests by students objecting to what they called a campaign rally. Trump and Kimberly Guilfoyle, his girlfriend and a senior adviser to his father’s 2020 presidential campaign, will get $50,000 from student activity fees for their appearance.
In a critical swing state where Democrats and Republicans would like to capture the college-age vote, the event drew more attention than the usual campus speaker does. An hour before its start, a crowd of several hundred demonstrators was growing. “The $50K nothing burger,” one protest sign read, with “Whopper Junior” written on its back side.
The event announcement had touted Trump as “an innovator and leader in today’s young business world” and Guilfoyle as a “sought after national speaker.” Guilfoyle is an attorney and former Fox News host. Despite the pair’s high profile in the Trump campaign, the students responsible for bringing them to campus said the visit was not about politics. “This event is a campus speaking engagement, not a campaign event,” said Henry Fair, who is in charge of the ACCENT Speakers Bureau.
Tickets to the 843-seat auditorium where Trump and Guilfoyle were to speak were distributed without charge to students and claimed within hours. Bobby Mermer, co-president of Graduate Assistants United at UF, said many students felt they were being forced to support the couple’s appearance. “These are well-known campaign surrogates traveling the country for a political candidate,” he said.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/florida-students-object-as-trump-jr-speaks-on-campus--for-a-50000-fee/2019/10/10/4a123a88-eb82-11e9-85c0-85a098e47b37_story.html
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