Former Republican Senator and presidential candidate Bob Dole called anti-Donald Trump protesters "young punks" during an interview Monday with Neil Cavuto on Fox Business.
"I don't think they even know Donald Trump," Dole said. "You know, I think they're crazy. I can't understand what is happening to the young people in America and what the future holds for the rest of the country if these young punks take over and continue their protests."
Dole also said he believes that professional protesters are involved in the demonstrations.
The 1996 GOP presidential nominee talked about the younger protesters who are walking out of school to demonstrate.
"But I also wonder where their parents are," Dole said. "I mean, if you have good parents, you're not going to be out protesting, you ought to be in school worrying about your grades because if you are going to have any life in the future, you know, you've got to have not only a high school diploma, but also a college degree."
Dole joked that elementary schools and kindergartens would be the next sites of protests against Trump.
Dole did not endorse Trump in the primary, but was the only former Republican presidential nominee to endorse him in the general election and attended the 2016 Republican National Convention this summer in Cleveland.