Trump asks 9 colleges to commit to his political agenda and get favorable access to federal money

AP News ^ | 10:00 AM CDT, October 2, 2025 | AAMER MADHANI and COLLIN BINKLEY

[Tell It Right]

How is it any different from Dims telling colleges they don't get climate research funding unless they produce the "right" results? Or they don't don't get any funding unless they let men in women's locker rooms?

But the AP article is written like this, if it's true anyway, is somehow a new thing from Trump.

[iamgalt]

Have you noticed how often AP writers have names you would associate with the Mullahs?

[Billthedrill]

More agitprop from Ass Press. They never give up.

[Flaming Conservative]

They’ll either refuse, or agree, then undermine the program by renaming and hiding the offensive practices President Trump wants to eliminate. Better install an overseer in each school to make sure they don’t pull a fast one.

[Round Earther]

Capping tuition, limiting international enrollment, and protecting conservative ideology is crucial shift in higher education. By setting this precedent, schools and future presidential administrations can protect conservatism on campus.

[arthurus]

Unfortunately that is just plain wrong. There should be no federal money (our money taken by the government) given to any educational institution or entity other than grade schools on military installations and no government money given or lent to anyone to attend any such. The schools should be put onto the market. Prices will go down. Revolutionary foolishness will disappear. Fake "research" will disappear. Couple that with elimination of all teachers' colleges and education will happen in the schools once again.

[Racketeer]

Why not create a government funded experimental program starting with 50 colleges/universities and have the experiment require a particular type of conservative education? Make it 12 year term and gauge the results in 2038.

No leftist ideology is permitted whatsoever.

[arthurus]

It is such that I question any claims made by AP, even if they sound good for conservatives. If what the reporter “reported” is correct thenTrumphs just taken a step to the left and the assertion that government as the source of all things.

[Carriage Hill]

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[jimfree]

I know. Let’s eliminate ALL such funding. Either that or he who pays the piper calls the tune.

[lastchance]

“The White House is asking nine major universities to commit to President Donald Trump’s political priorities in exchange for more favorable access to federal money.”

I will get blasted but if the above is an accurate take on what Trump has called for it raises serious First Amendment Concerns.

[central_va]

Doesn’t Trump have a right to administer this program?

[simpson96]

The authors.

[Tacrolimus1mg]

They committed to Biden’s without question. To me, this is a slide back towards neutrality. We know they won’t allow diversity of ideas without being forced.

[Vaduz]

Playing nice has rewards.

[Salman]

Oh please no.

How about no federal subsidies at all?

I mean unconditionally. And let them keep their agenda (presuming they can stay in business without the subsidies).

[lastchance]

It’s not a question of his rights. He can certainly withhold funding (unless there is a legal reason such as Congressional appropriations) and he should. But making receiving the funding conditional on a university committing to his political agenda could be equated with censoring other political agendas. Which threatens their First Amendment right of Free Speech and Free Association.

If Biden had ever suggested that access to federal money was conditional on a college showing favor to his political agenda there would have been objections here.

Private grants can certainly be geared towards colleges or their programs which favor certain political agendas. Which what Trump should have told them after putting the plug on the federal money pipeline.

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[GOPJ]

The compact, obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, asks universities to accept the government’s definition of gender and apply it to campus bathrooms, locker rooms and women’s sports teams. It asks colleges to stop considering race, gender and a wide range of other student demographics in the admissions process and to require undergraduate applicants to take the SAT or ACT.

How is it different? The above makes sense...