Democratic strategist James Carville ripped Columbia College for agreeing to pay $221 million to President Trump’s administration to revive the college’s federal funding.
“You have been speaking about Paramount and the way they collapsed. The most important cavers on this planet is Columbia College,” Carville stated throughout a Thursday night time look on Fox Information’ “Jesse Waters Primetime.”
“I’ve by no means seen such cowards in my life. My hat is off to Harvard. Not less than they’ve guts,” Carville added.
Columbia College introduced on Wednesday that it had agreed to a $200 million settlement with the federal authorities, which will probably be paid out over the subsequent three years, and $21 million to the U.S. Equal Employment Alternative Fee.
“This settlement marks an necessary step ahead after a interval of sustained federal scrutiny and institutional uncertainty,” appearing Columbia College President Claire Shipman stated.
“The settlement was rigorously crafted to guard the values that outline us and permit our important analysis partnership with the federal authorities to get again on monitor,” Shipman added.
Columbia lost $400 million in federal funding earlier this 12 months after the administration lower it off over a probe into antisemitism on the Ivy League’s campus. The college argues the deal will permit the establishment to maintain its tutorial independence.
President Trump lauded the deal.
“It’s an ideal honor to have been concerned, and I need to thank and congratulate Secretary Linda McMahon, and all those that labored with us on this necessary deal. I additionally need to thank and commend Columbia College for agreeing to do what is correct,” Trump wrote on social media. “I sit up for watching them have an ideal future in our Nation, possibly better than ever earlier than!”
Columbia’s deal was criticized by some Democrats in Congress, together with college alum Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.).
“[M]y alma mater has allowed a as soon as highly-respected establishment to succumb to the Trump Administration’s coercive and exploitative techniques,” the New York Democrat stated. “Columbia has successfully waived the white flag of give up in its battle on the coronary heart of the Trump Administration’s struggle on increased schooling and tutorial freedom.”