{"id":2453575,"date":"2025-06-29T17:24:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T21:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/warner-slams-trump-administration-after-uva-president-ouster\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T17:25:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T21:25:41","slug":"warner-slams-trump-administration-after-uva-president-ouster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/warner-slams-trump-administration-after-uva-president-ouster\/","title":{"rendered":"Warner slams Trump administration after UVA president ouster &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fwarner-slams-trump-administration-after-uva-president-ouster%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=2453575&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>Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) criticized the Trump administration following the resignation of University of Virginia President jim Ryan, who stepped down under pressure related to the school&#8217;s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. Warner indicated that Ryan was threatened with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-numbers-are-in-we-finally-know-how-much-damage-bud-light-boycott-did-to-anheuser-busch-and-its-brutal\/\" title=\"Bud Light boycott&#039;s impact on Anheuser-Busch revealed, and it&#039;s severe\">severe financial repercussions<\/a> unless he resigned promptly. The senator described the administration&#8217;s actions as outrageous and warned that such pressure could lead other universities to cave to similar demands. During an appearance on CBS News, Warner emphasized the detrimental impact of federal intervention in higher education and raised concerns over academic freedom, suggesting that it could drive away talent from institutions. Additionally, he pointed out that the administration&#8217;s shift in focus from Ivy League schools to public universities could have lasting consequences for education.  <\/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\">Warner slams Trump administration after UVA president ouster<\/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_2159857\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-warner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mark Warner<\/a> (D-VA) predicted that more universities will be pressured to cave to the Trump administration after former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/university-of-virginia\/\" title=\"\">University of Virginia<\/a> President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3456525\/university-of-virginia-president-caves-to-white-house-pressure-to-step-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jim Ryan\">Jim Ryan<\/a> was &ldquo;threatened&rdquo; out of his position.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Ryan resigned a year ahead of his planned exit after a spat with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" title=\"\">President Donald Trump<\/a> over the school&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3456525\/university-of-virginia-president-caves-to-white-house-pressure-to-step-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">diversity, equity, and inclusion<\/a>&nbsp;efforts. The Department of Justice demanded Ryan&rsquo;s resignation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3456525\/university-of-virginia-president-caves-to-white-house-pressure-to-step-down\/\">University of Virginia president caves to White House pressure to step down<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3455613\/jim-jordan-harvard-subpoena-suspected-violation-antitrust-laws\/\">Jim Jordan subpoenas Harvard over suspected violation of antitrust laws<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/3454760\/newsom-mockery-mcmahon-trans-athletes-backfires-proving-critics-point\/\">Newsom office&#8217;s mockery of McMahon over trans athletes backfires for &#8216;proving&#8217; critics&#8217; point<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This is the most outrageous action I think this crowd has taken on education,&rdquo; Warner said Sunday on CBS News&rsquo;s<em> Face the Nation<\/em>. &ldquo;Jim Ryan had done a very good job, just completed a major capital campaign. For him to be threatened &mdash; and literally there was indication that they received a letter that if he didn&rsquo;t resign on the day last week by 5 o&rsquo;clock all these cuts would take place. It was that explicit.&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=3007706&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=cffe3e9d90fa7403342076a4e02509a8\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Host Margaret Brennan noted that the exchange between the Trump administration and Ryan sounded &ldquo;personal.&rdquo; Warner responded with a quip, &ldquo;You&rsquo;re shocked personal attacks are coming out of this administration?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This federal DOE and Department of Justice should get their nose out of the University of Virginia. They are doing damage to our flagship university. And if they can do it here, they&rsquo;ll do it elsewhere,&rdquo; Warner said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3456525\/university-of-virginia-president-caves-to-white-house-pressure-to-step-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PRESIDENT CAVES TO WHITE HOUSE PRESSURE TO STEP DOWN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Warner suggested that the Education Department has switched gears to target public universities after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahoma-attorney-general-sues-biden-administration-over-military-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"Oklahoma Attorney General Sues Biden Administration over Military Vaccine Mandate\">withholding federal funding<\/a> from Ivy League schools including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3416724\/harvard-university-grants-loses-another-60-million-over-antisemitism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Columbia\">Harvard <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3341396\/trump-administration-cancels-columbia-university-grants-worth-400-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Columbia\">Columbia<\/a>. According to the Virginia senator, a possible result could be that &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >world-class talent&#038;rdquo<\/a>; is chased away from these schools.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If we don&rsquo;t have some level of academic freedom, then what kind of country are we?&rdquo; Warner added.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump signed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/equality-not-elitism\/3297779\/trump-deals-heavy-blow-dei-hopefully-lethal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">three executive orders<\/a>&nbsp;during his first days in office that effectively brought about the end of&nbsp;DEI efforts. First, he ordered all&nbsp;DEI&nbsp;employees be placed on administrative leave. Then, with another executive order, he gave all&nbsp;DEI&nbsp;offices in the federal government 60 days to close down. Finally, he reinstated merit-based opportunities by repealing several orders from presidents in the past, one as far back as 1965 under Lyndon B. 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