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Trump Admin Slashes $400 Million In Federal Funding From Elite University Over Anti-Semitic Harassment

Charlie Kirk Staff

03/08/2025

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Trump Admin Slashes $400 Million In Federal Funding From Elite University Over Anti-Semitic Harassment

When President Donald Trump said he was taking a stand against antisemitism on college campuses he meant it.

And Columbia University just discovered how serious the president is as he has announced that he cut $400 million from the university for not putting a stop to antisemitic activities on its campus.

The decision was “due to the school’s continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students,” the administration said in a press release.

It came after the administration’s Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism told the university that it was going to conduct a “comprehensive review” of the grants and contracts given to the university.

“Since October 7, Jewish students have faced relentless violence, intimidation, and anti-Semitic harassment on their campuses – only to be ignored by those who are supposed to protect them,” Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said in the press release.

“Universities must comply with all federal antidiscrimination laws if they are going to receive federal funding. For too long, Columbia has abandoned that obligation to Jewish students studying on its campus. Today, we demonstrate to Columbia and other universities that we will not tolerate their appalling inaction any longer,” she said.

“Freezing the funds is one of the tools we are using to respond to this spike in anti-Semitism. This is only the beginning,” Leo Terrell, Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights and head of the DOJ Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism said. “Canceling these taxpayer funds is our strongest signal yet that the Federal Government is not going to be party to an educational institution like Columbia that does not protect Jewish students and staff.”

“Doing business with the Federal Government is a privilege,” Josh Gruenbaum, FAS Commissioner and Task Force member said.  “Columbia University, through their continued and shameful inaction to stop radical protestors from taking over buildings on campus and lack of response to the safety issues for Jewish students, and for that matter – all students – are not upholding the ideals of this Administration or the American people.

“Columbia cannot expect to retain the privilege of receiving federal taxpayer dollars if they will not fulfill their civil rights responsibilities to protect Jewish students from harassment and anti-Semitism,” Gruenbaum continued.

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Charlie Kirk is the Founder and President of Turning Point USA, a national student movement dedicated to empowering young people to promote the principles of free markets and limited government.

Charlie is also the host of “The Charlie Kirk Show” podcast, which regularly ranks among the top-10 news shows on Apple podcast news charts, and is the host of the nationally syndicated daily radio show on the Salem Radio Network live from 12 - 3 PM ET.
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