Cardona decries ‘abhorrent’ campus protests but won’t commit to yanking federal funds

Published April 30, 2024 1:00pm ET



Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Tuesday condemned pro-Palestinian protests and antisemitism on college campuses across the country as “abhorrent.” 

“I think what’s happening on our campuses is abhorrent,” Cardona testified to a Senate Appropriations Committee panel. “Hate has no place on our campuses, and I’m very concerned with the reports of antisemitism.”

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