Trump forces Columbia University to grow a spine

Published July 23, 2025 2:17pm ET



President Donald Trump’s election has forced some higher education institutions, such as Columbia University, to grow a spine.

Columbia announced that it is disciplining an undisclosed number of students who took part in pro-Palestinian “protests” last year. One of those two “protests” was when a mob of students broke into an administrative building, barricaded themselves inside, and effectively took the four janitors inside hostage, an homage to the Palestinian terrorists that those students support.

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