Trump also praised the New York Police Department for clearing out the encampment at Columbia University, saying that other cities need to do the same: "It has to be stopped now," he emphasized.
“Well, if you get me elected, and you should really be doing this, if you get me reelected, we’re going to set that movement back 25 or 30 years,” he said, according to donors at the event.
During the meeting, Trump said that he supported Israel's right to continue its war to defeat Hamas in Gaza.
“But I’m one of the only people that says that now. And a lot of people don’t even know what October 7 is,” he added.
The former president ticked off his accomplishments in the White House, including moving the US embassy to the capital Jerusalem and recognising the Golan Heights as part of Israel.
He also warned that "Israel is losing its power" in Washington and specifically on Capitol Hill, calling it "incredible" and arguing that Israel needs his help.
Trump also repeated his frustration at the fact that the majority of Jewish Americans vote for Democrats, including the current president, Joe Biden, who beat Trump in the last election.
“But how can a Jewish person vote for a Democrat, and Biden in particular—but forget Biden. They always let you down,” he said.
Karoline Leavitt, the campaign’s national press secretary, wrote to the Post in email that “When President Trump is back in the Oval Office, Israel will once again be protected, Iran will go back to being broke, terrorists will be hunted down, and the bloodshed will end."
