President Trump threatened Tuesday to halt all federal funds for any academic institute that enables “illegal protests” — and vowed that agitators might be unmasked and imprisoned.
The commander in chief issued the warning as disruptive anti-Israel and pro-Hamas demonstrations have rocked school campuses throughout the nation.
“All Federal Funding will STOP for any College, School, or University that allows illegal protests,” Trump, 76, wrote in an early Reality Social submit.
“Agitators will be imprisoned/or permanently sent back to the country from which they came. American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on the crime, arrested.”
“NO MASKS! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” he added.
The risk additionally comes a day after his administration vowed to drag greater than $50 million in authorities contracts from Columbia College because of the Ivy League’s alleged inaction on clamping down on anti-Israel protests.
It comes, too, after Trump signed an government order in January instructing federal businesses to seek out methods to crackdown on pro-Hamas graffiti and intimidation, together with on school campuses, in addition to deport anti-Jewish activists who violate legal guidelines.
