‘This Is Hate Speech’: Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt Says Protesters Won’t Be ‘Tolerated’ in Oklahoma

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) accused pro-Palestine protesters of engaging in “hate speech” on Monday and warned they would not be “tolerated” in his state.

Reacting on Fox News’ Fox & Friends to the ongoing student protests across the United States, Stitt told co-host Brian Kilmeade , “We stand with Israel. They’re our greatest ally in the Middle East.”

“But you and I get that. It used to be common knowledge,” replied Kilmeade. “Does it bother you that 900 arrested, dozens of schools around the country feel differently? They feel as though Israel is the bad actor and they need to divest and they refuse to leave. The numbers of people who disagree with me and you is staggering. Does it make you down on the future generation of leaders in our country?”

Stitt argued:

I think it’s a very small minority that are super vocal. They need to be held accountable. I wish every young person could watch the video of the GoPro cameras on October 7. These people with machine guns that literally there was a concert going on for young people and they came in and just started mowing them down. That’s not right, and I mean who are these people that are saying that they encourage that or they stand with Hamas? Man, I would kick ’em out of universities. This is unbelievable. This is hate speech.

He concluded, “The Jewish community, just everybody that’s for right and wrong should be absolutely opposed to this.”

Stitt doubled down on his remarks in a social media post on Monday evening.

“If you’re standing with these terrorist groups— it’s time to get your head examined,” the governor wrote. “We’re all about free speech in Oklahoma. But hate speech isn’t going to be tolerated.”

In the past, Stitt has accused universities of violating the First Amendment and not doing enough to ensure free speech for students on campus.

In 2022, the governor signed a bill establishing the Oklahoma Free Speech Committee.

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