Sarah Longwell, Publisher of "The Bulwark", Basil Smikle, Columbia University Professor, and Melanie Zanona, NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the continued backlash facing elected Republicans in Congress who are hearing from their very Trump friendly voters about how the cuts that Elon Musk and Donald Trump are making to the federal government and workforce are impacting their lives in a negative way.
The administration of President Donald Trump said on Monday it will review Columbia University's federal contracts and grants over allegations of antisemitism, which it says the educational institution has shown inaction in tackling.
Columbia University has become the first target in President Donald Trump’s campaign to cut federal money to colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war
A federal task force created by President Donald Trump to combat antisemitism could pull more than $50 million in contracts between Columbia University and the federal government, over the school’s “ongoing inaction in the face of relentless harassment of Jewish students,
Trump previously signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to prosecute antisemitic crimes on campuses. Meanwhile, Columbia University risks losing $51.4 million in federal contracts due to alleged failure to protect Jewish students.