Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., announced his support of the Trump administration on Friday following the removal of hundreds of millions in federal grants from Columbia University in response to the school’s inability to address antisemitism on campus.
Earlier in the day the Trump administration said they were canceling grants and contracts worth $400 million to Columbia University, due to “inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students.” The New York-based university has been riled in protests the past week following the expulsion of several students over their actions during pro-Palestinian protests dating back to last April.
“Columbia let antisemitism run amok to cater to lunatic fringe and paid provocateurs. Leadership allowed those as*****s to take over the campus and terrorize Jewish students. Now, Columbia pays for its failure and I support that,” Fetterman posted on X.
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