Trump asks if college riots are intentional to distract from ‘millions’ of migrants ‘pouring into our country’

Former President Donald Trump asked Wednesday on Truth Social whether the continued unrest on college campuses is meant to distract from the illegal immigration crisis at the border.

Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks during an awards ceremony held at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.  (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump repeatedly condemned the violent anti-Israel protests erupting across the country, telling Fox News Digital that "weak and ineffective leadership" at universities must be immediately "replaced" while declaring that antisemitism "must be stopped quickly and effectively."

Pro-Palestinian agitators clashed with pro-Israel students on UCLA’s campus overnight, with local officials warning students that the campus was "out of control" and "no longer safe." 

Police with riot gear arrived at UCLA shortly after 1:00 a.m. at UCLA to gain control of campus amid hours of violence between anti-Israel and pro-Israel counter-protesters.

UNIVERSITIES CRACK DOWN ON ANTI-ISRAEL AGITATORS AS PROTESTERS CALL FOR 'AMNESTY'

Hundreds of migrants continue attempting to cross the border to reach the Mexico-US border in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. (David Peinado/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Americans ranked immigration as the most important issue facing the United States for a third consecutive month, according to a new poll released on Tuesday.

An April 1-22 Gallup survey found that 27% of Americans ranked immigration as the most important problem facing the U.S. 

Immigration topped Gallup’s open-ended trend for a third consecutive month. It marked the longest consecutive stretch for the immigration issue in the past 24 years. 

Fox News Digital's Brooke Singman and Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.

Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com

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