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Trump hacks away at taxpayer funding for Ivy League school with pro-Hamas protester problem

The Trump administration is reportedly cutting Columbia University’s federal funds by $400 million. Because Pro Hamas protesters continue to create chaos for Ivy League schools.

First free press It has been reported Friday’s cut after protesters I’ve taken over The building is said to have displayed terrorist propaganda and attacked employees of Bernard University, who had been affiliated with Columbia since February 26th. The funding cuts are part of a larger, continuous review being carried out by the Trump administration in response to reports of rampant antipathy on Columbia’s pro-Hama protest facilities and campus in 2024.

“Relentless anti-Semitic racism on university campuses is unacceptable. Columbia University is responsible for its refusal to protect its students equally.”

A White House spokesperson said the newly formed federal task force “to fight anti-Semitism” is also considering federal grant commitments and contracts.

“The government’s opposition[Semitism] The task force is considering a suspended work order of more than $50 million with the federal government and will consider its commitment to grants over $5 billion to ensure that the university is compliant with federal regulations,” Fields said. announcement The task force was created on Monday.

Pro-Palestinian protesters held a demonstration on February 27, 2025 outside Bernard University in New York, the morning after Palestinian student protesters stormed the Bernard University building to protest the expulsion of two students who had suspended Israeli university classes.

New York police arrested nine people on Wednesday occupation The Columbia audience is Bernard College’s Milstein Center for Education and Learning. The anti-Israel mob also swept Bernard’s Milbank Hall last Wednesday.assault“The employee said. Police said they were “responding to the threat of a bomb.” Enter the campusalthough no details about the threat are provided.

Bernard College did not immediately respond to requests for comment from DCNF. Bernard University It is located across the street from Columbia’s main campus in New York City.

Columbia’s major campuses biased responsibility statement Online, Bernard says he is “a separate institution from Columbia University, but he belongs to it,” and says that “Bernard’s leadership and security team” will respond to the situation. “The disruption in academic activities is not an unacceptable act,” Columbia said.

Before his arrest, President Bernard Laura Rosenberry Called According to a Columbian audience, three students offered to negotiate with protesters in the occupied Milstein building if they meet her “unmasked.” The crowd declined her offer after refusing to not promise punishment for students involved in the sit-in.

Chaos originally began on February 26th when an infuriated protester responded to Bernard Exile Two students confused Israeli history classes in January. It is unclear how many Bernard students are involved in the subsequent incidents. (Related: University host speaker denies Hamas rape, praises terrorism during anti-Semitism investigation)

Colombian student Elisha Baker is worried Posted Protesters said they were “distributed” on X on Wednesday. Hamas Documents“Our Story…Operation Al-Aqsa Flood” justified the biggest genocide of Jews in Israel on October 7, 2023 since the Holocaust.

“This is the support of the terrorists in its raw most obvious form,” Baker said, showing a photo of the Hamas pamphlet.

Trump’s Anti-Semitic Task Force I said On February 28th, Columbia University was one of 10 schools federal officials visited to investigate efforts to maintain the civil rights of Jewish students.

“All federal funds will be suspended for universities, schools or universities that allow illegal protests,” Trump said. Social Media Posts Tuesday.

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