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Trump threatens to stop funding for any colleges allowing ‘illegal protests’

Trump stated that all federal funding will cease for any college that allows illegal protests, though he did not define what constitutes an illegal protest.
He previously threatened deportation for students participating in protests against Israel's actions in Gaza, describing them as threats to national safety.
Critics argue that Trump's threats contradict claims of supporting free speech, highlighting fears that it may suppress lawful protests.

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GW students respond to Trump’s threat to pull college funding over protests

Students at a D.C. university are responding to a social media post by President Donald Trump in which he claims federal funding will be pulled from universities that allow “illegal protests” to take place. Alicia Alleyne from Fredericksburg is a second-year student studying occupational therapy at George Washington University. “I kind of felt angered, discouragement, like we can’t protest. We can’t have a freedom of speech,” Alleyne told WTOP. …

2 hours ago·Washington, United States

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Fox News

Trump blasts CBS ‘Deface the Nation’ host Margaret Brennan, says ‘anybody on the street’ can do her job

President Donald Trump blasted CBS's "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan, suggesting "anybody on the street" can do her job. Trump sat down with The Spectator’s Ben Domenech for a wide-ranging interview and was asked about a February exchange Brennan had with Secretary of State Marco Rubio where she attempted to link the horrors of the Holocaust to free speech."I call it ‘Deface the Nation,’" Trump said when Domenech asked him about the…

3 hours ago·New York, United States

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New York Post

Trump is right to defund schools that allow illegal protests — but must protect free speech

President Donald Trump has pledged to halt federal funding for universities that allow illegal protest activity to continue on their campuses — an unfortunately necessary step to restore order at schools that have been derailed by unlawful political protesting.

3 hours ago·New York, United States

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The Algemeiner

‘No Masks!’ Trump Tells Universities to Stop Illegal Protests or Lose Funding

US President Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to suspend federal funding to any educational institution that refuses to quell riotous demonstrations, a punitive measure which continues his administration's pledge to crack down on campus antisemitism and the pro-Hamas activists fostering it. "All federal funding will stop for any college, school, or university that allows illegal

3 hours ago·New York, United States

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Antiwar.com

Trump Administration Announces Steps To Crack Down on Protests Critical of Israel - News From Antiwar.com

Trump administration officials have announced measures to suppress protests on college campuses that are critical of Israel, steps that have chilling implications for First Amendment rights. President Trump wrote on Truth Social that he would cut federal funding to colleges that allow "illegal protests," a reference to the student-led pro-Palestine…

4 hours ago

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Patch

Columbia Could Lose $51M In Funds Over 'Illegal Protests', Trump Says

Columbia Could Lose $51M In Funds Over 'Illegal Protests', Trump Says - Upper West Side, NY - On Tuesday morning, the president took to social media to say protestors should be imprisoned, deported and expelled.

5 hours ago·United States

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