Trump Threatens U.C. Berkeley Funding Over Violent Protests
- Police canceled speech by Breitbart editor after violence
- Educators baffled by tweet, unsure if Trump can pull funds
People protesting Milo Yiannopoulos march in the street on Feb. 1, 2017, in Berkeley, California.
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President Donald Trump threatened to take away federal funding from the University of California at Berkeley the morning after violent, fiery protests prompted the cancellation of a speech by a provocative Breitbart News editor.
“If U.C. Berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view - NO FEDERAL FUNDS?” Trump said in a post Thursday morning on Twitter, ahead of his planned appearance at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington.