A “Coup” at Columbia? Former Law Prof. Katherine Franke on School’s Capitulation to Trump

A “Coup” at Columbia? Former Law Prof. Katherine Franke on School’s Capitulation to Trump

Princeton has become the latest university to be targeted by the Trump administration, as the federal government pauses dozens of federal grants to the school. The news comes after the Trump administration threatened to cut off more than $8.7 billion to Harvard and earlier suspended $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania and $400 million to Columbia University. In all cases, the Trump administration has claimed to be fi

Donald Trump is attacking the establishment and threatening major law firms, elite universities, and traditional media outlets with financial ruin. The institutions are subservient to the president. Trump confidants report that his actions have one primary goal. Source: The post "Even Trump is surprised by the extent of the capitulation" first appeared on INTELLI.NEWS.