{"id":2421598,"date":"2025-04-09T12:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T16:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-combating-politicized-purposes-at-colleges-byron-york-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T12:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T16:20:22","slug":"trump-administration-combating-politicized-purposes-at-colleges-byron-york-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-combating-politicized-purposes-at-colleges-byron-york-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration combating \u2018politicized purposes\u2019 at colleges: Byron York &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-administration-combating-politicized-purposes-at-colleges-byron-york-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2421598&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article by Byron York from the *Washington Examiner* discusses the Trump administration&#8217;s actions against several universities, particularly Princeton, in response to what it views as &#8220;politicized purposes&#8221; within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-survival-guide-for-conservatives-during-the-biden-years\/\" title=\"A Survival Guide for Conservatives During the Biden Years\">higher education<\/a>. The administration has cut nearly $4 million in funding to Princeton, claiming the institution&#8217;s climate narratives contradict its policies. The article highlights a broader Republican concern that manny universities have a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">strong left-leaning bias<\/a> and misallocate federal funds for politically motivated activities. York notes that the Trump administration&#8217;s approach includes scrutinizing funding for universities that have been involved in protests with antisemitic themes,as these actions could violate federal anti-discrimination laws. Education Secretary Linda McMahon expressed disappointment over antisemitic incidents on campuses and emphasized the need for universities to uphold federal standards. The article suggests that financial cuts may impact notable institutions, which are viewed as wealthy entities capable of absorbing such losses.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump administration combating &lsquo;politicized purposes&rsquo; at colleges: Byron York<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2083500\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/byron-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Byron York<\/a> argued the Trump administration&rsquo;s feud with multiple universities stems from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House&rsquo;s<\/a> work to combat &ldquo;Left&rdquo; ideology at these schools, specifically by cutting funding.<\/p>\n<p>The administration announced that it would be ending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.gov\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/04\/ending-cooperative-agreements-funding-princeton-university\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">almost $4 million in funding to Princeton University<\/a>, citing how the school&rsquo;s &ldquo;narratives&rdquo; regarding climate risks do not align with the administration&rsquo;s priorities. York, the chief political correspondent at the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, noted how Republican lawmakers have felt for some time that many of these universities &ldquo;lean far to the left&rdquo; and that said schools have used some of their federal support for &ldquo;politicized purposes.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3374838\/don-bacon-defends-tariff-bill-trump-criticism-rebel\/\">Don Bacon defends &#8216;power of the purse&#8217; after Trump implies he&#8217;s a &#8216;rebel&#8217; on tariffs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3374867\/trump-approval-rating-dips-below-50-percent-tariff-policy\/\">Trump&#8217;s approval rating dips below 50% after tariff policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3374875\/wiley-nickel-challenging-thom-tillis-north-carolina-senate-seat\/\">Wiley Nickel challenging Thom Tillis for North Carolina Senate seat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;And the Trump Administration sees itself balancing that out a little bit,&rdquo; York explained on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>America&rsquo;s Newsroom<\/em>. &ldquo;Now we&rsquo;re talking about lots of money. The Ivy League universities alone got $6.4 billion in federal grants last year. So you&rsquo;ve seen some cuts in spending over climate, you just mentioned over trans issues, and you&rsquo;re seeing a lot of push on the question of free speech and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">civil rights<\/a>, and the administration is going back to a lot of these protests, these pro-Gaza protests, these anti-Israel protests on campus, trying to find the difference between constitutionally-protected speech and illegal harassment and violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2883658&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=15f11906883f0e6b4109d7935edea890\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>York continued by noting how many of these universities, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/columbia-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Columbia University<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/yale-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Yale<\/a>, are &ldquo;big financial institutions&rdquo; and that people have even compared these schools to &ldquo;hedge funds with a university attached.&rdquo; As such, these universities are &ldquo;capable&rdquo; of taking a financial hit as the Trump administration seeks to balance its federal spending, York said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nassau Hall at Princeton University is in Princeton, N.J., on Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo\/Ted Shaffrey, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/faith-freedom-self-reliance\/3374300\/floridas-public-schools-are-competing-the-rest-of-the-nation-should-take-note\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FLORIDA&rsquo;S PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE COMPETING. THE REST OF THE NATION SHOULD TAKE NOTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two other universities, Cornell and Northwestern, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3374723\/trump-administration-freezes-2-billion-cornell-northwestern\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">both had their federal funding halted by the Trump administration<\/a>, with the former school&rsquo;s funding equaling approximately $1 billion and the latter school&rsquo;s totaling $790 million. <\/p>\n<p>The federal funding pause at these universities comes as the Health and Human Services Department, the Education Department, and the General Services Administration review schools to determine whether they violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act due to the protests with antisemitic themes across the universities.<\/p>\n<p>Education Secretary Linda McMahon informed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3342930\/education-department-warns-60-colleges-stop-antisemitism-campuses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">dozens of universities that the Department of Education was &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-judge-upholds-no-excuse-mail-voting-scheme-voters-rejected\/\" title=\"NY Judge Upholds No-Excuse Mail Voting Scheme Voters Rejected\">deeply disappointed&#038;rdquo<\/a>;<\/a> at how &ldquo;antisemitic eruptions&rdquo; have hindered the learning experiences of Jewish students on campus, adding that leaders of these universities &ldquo;must do better.&rdquo; She also said that universities benefit from &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-department-warns-60-colleges-and-universities-to-do-better-to-stop-antisemitism-on-campus-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Education Department warns 60 colleges and ... to \u2018do better\u2019 to stop antisemitism on campus - ...\">public investments funded<\/a> by U.S. taxpayers&rdquo; and that these investments adhere to schools obeying &ldquo;federal anti-discrimination laws.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2083500\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2083500\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump administration targets &#8216;politicized purposes&#8217; 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