Trump administration combating ‘politicized purposes’ at colleges: Byron York

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The Washington Examiner’s Byron York argued the Trump administration’s feud with multiple universities stems from the White House’s work to combat “Left” ideology at these schools, specifically by cutting funding.

The administration announced that it would be ending almost $4 million in funding to Princeton University, citing how the school’s “narratives” regarding climate risks do not align with the administration’s priorities. York, the chief political correspondent at the Washington Examiner, noted how Republican lawmakers have felt for some time that many of these universities “lean far to the left” and that said schools have used some of their federal support for “politicized purposes.” 

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