President Trump has always been a strong supporter of the First Amendment, which protects every American’s right to speak freely. Yet, with his ongoing feud with Columbia University, he has shown that his declaration was mere hypocrisy or only applied to speech he liked.

The Trump administration has delivered an extraordinary ultimatum to Columbia University, threatening to permanently end federal funding to the school unless it cedes control of an international studies department and implements sweeping changes to other policies.

The Trump administration has delivered an extraordinary ultimatum to Columbia University, threatening to permanently end federal funding to the Ivy League school unless it cedes control of an international studies department and

The US government says the Ivy League institution must cede control of one of its academic departments if it wants federal funding in the future. View on euronews