NBC Warns Trump Demanding Columbia Fix Anti-Semitism Problem Might Be ‘Extortion’
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HYLTON: “Lester, tonight Columbia has relented to all of those demands after facing the Trump Administration’s deadline today and threat to pull $400 million, much of it critical science and medical funding, if the university did not comply. The demands include a campus mask ban, empowering campus police officers with new powers, and appointing a new administrator to oversee the Middle East, South Asian, and African Studies Department. In a statement Columbia’s president said the way that the school has been portrayed has been ‘hard to reckon with,’ adding, ‘I have every faith in our ability to overcome the greatest of challenges.’ Some Columbia professors tell NBC News, though, that they see this move as a form of extortion, warning that they may be the first but they won’t be the last school to face these demands. No word yet from the White House, though, Lester.”
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