Princeton Hit With Fund Freeze as Trump Widens College Fight

WATCH: Princeton University President Chris Eisgruber talks about a funding freeze. Source: Bloomberg
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Princeton University said US government agencies have frozen several dozen research grants as President Donald Trump escalates his fight with elite American colleges.

The “full rationale” for the suspension isn’t clear, said Princeton President Chris Eisgruber, but he affirmed the school’s intention to combat antisemitism, which the White House has cited in its push to force change at other schools including Columbia and Harvard universities.