#MAGA - Columbia University cedes to Trump administration demands after threat to withhold funds
> The Trump administration canceled $400 million worth of grants and contracts to #Columbia, accusing the #university of "continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students." The administration sent a letter last week, listing out nine demands Columbia must comply with by Thursday "as a precondition for formal negotiations" regarding federal funding https://abcnews.go.com/US/columbia-university-cedes-trump-administration-demands-after-threat/story?id=120039126
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2025-03-22 12:10:04
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