- The Trump administration said on Friday that it had reduced $ 400 million of financing for Columbia University.
- In its statement, the administration said it is expected to expect more cuts.
- Colombia has faced a violent reaction to the pro -Palestinian protests over the Israeli war in Gaza.
President Donald Trump continues his promise to punish universities as he believes that they failed to combat anti -Semitism on the campus. The University of Colombia takes great success.
Friday, Trump Administration Declare In a statement that it cancels about $ 400 million of federal contracts and grants to Colombia. The number represents about 8 % of $ 5 billion in the university’s current grant obligations.
The statement-which came from the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Health and Humanitarian Services, the Ministry of Education, and the US Public Services Department as members of the joint work squad to combat anti-Semitism-the reduction of funding represents the “first round of work” and “is expected to follow the additional cancellation.”
The offices cited the ongoing protests on the campus on the Israeli war in Gaza and “the continuous failure of the school in the face of the continuous harassment of Jewish students.” Along with other major universities such as Harvard, Mitt Midan, and Ibn, Colombia has faced a violent reaction to the pro -Palestinian student protests that occurred throughout the campus since the war began in Gaza on October 7.
“Universities must comply with all federal anti -discrimination laws if they will receive federal financing,” said Linda McMahon, “For a long time, Colombia has abandoned this commitment to the Jewish students studying on its university campus. Today, we explain to Colombia and other universities that we will not tolerate their terrible failure anymore.”
The Trump administration has not provided additional details about the contracts or grants that will be affected by reducing funding.
A spokesman for the University of Colombia said in a statement in favor of business from the inside. “We take the legal obligations of Colombia seriously and understand the severity of this declaration and commit to combating anti -Semitism and ensuring the safety and welfare of our students, faculty and employees.”
Harrison Fields, Deputy Commander of the White House, said in a statement:
Earlier this week, Trump threatened in a social publication the truth to cancel the financing of any university that allows what he called “illegal protests” on their sanctuary.
“The instigators will be imprisoned/or sent permanently to the country they came from. American students will be expelled permanently or, depending on the crime, arresting them. No masks!” books.
