<p>CNN anchor Abby Phillip on Monday joined those who were defending pro-Hamas agitator Mahmoud Khalil, asking repeatedly whether he had really done anything that warranted deportation.</p>
<p>Khalil, who was connected to the protests at Columbia University, was detained by President Donald Trump&#8217;s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the weekend — and the administration has since declared that his legal immigration status will be revoked so that he can be deported.</p>
<p>Democrats have rallied to support Khalil, claiming that he is guilty of nothing more than exercising free speech that President Trump did not like — and Phillip joined them.</p>
<p>Republican commentator Scott Jennings made the case for President Trump&#8217;s plan, saying, &#8220;He&#8217;s a resident alien and he can be deported under U.S. law for — if the Secretary of State has &#8216;a reasonable ground to believe that he would have a potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequence.'&#8221;</p>
<p>He attempted to lay out how Khalil fit that description, but Phillip interrupted him.</p>
<p>&#8220;Before you move on, because I think that&#8217;s a really important point, right? That&#8217;s the statute that they&#8217;re using,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Have you seen any evidence to suggest that there is actually a serious reason to believe that this student is gonna be threat to national security?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve certainly watched the abomination that&#8217;s gone on at Columbia,&#8221; Jennings replied. &#8220;And Barnard and other places —&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;So, a threat to national security?&#8221; Phillip interrupted again.</p>
<p>Jennings tried to bring up the organization with which Khalil is affiliated, but Phillip interrupted him a third time, saying, &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to let you move on —&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ll tell you why he&#8217;s a threat to national security if you&#8217;ll let me answer you,&#8221; Jennings said. &#8220;Do you want me to answer you or not? His organization says, &#8216;We are dedicated to fighting for the total eradication of western civilization.'&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Okay,&#8221; Phillip replied.</p>
<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s not a citizen, he doesn&#8217;t need to be here,&#8221; Jennings added.</p>
<p>&#8220;You just described him having viewpoints that you disagree with,&#8221; Phillip continued. &#8220;Again, is that enough to have someone lose their rights in this country?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;He has viewpoints that in my opinion jeopardize the security of the United States —&#8221; Jennings said.</p>
<p>&#8220;How?&#8221; Phillip asked. &#8220;But how?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;He is obviously a radical who is here to foment violence against the United States government!&#8221; Jennings shot back while Phillip and several other panelists all began talking at once.</p>

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