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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsColumbia University to pay Trump $220 million
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/07/23/politics/columbia-trump-administration-settlement-federal-fundingTrump will be back for more
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Columbia University to pay Trump $220 million (Original Post)
lame54
Jul 2025
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Chasstev365
(8,114 posts)1. Capitulation to Donald J. Drumph is particular disgusting!
LuckyLib
(7,053 posts)2. Extortion. Plain and simple.
Irish_Dem
(82,253 posts)3. More money for Trump's personal account. The grifter in chief.
Locutusofborg
(595 posts)5. By paying Columbia gets twice as much in federal funding
Trump has blocked more than $400 million in federal funding for research. By paying $220 million to the Trump Administration, the $400 million in federal research grant support will be unfrozen.
Pachamama
(17,565 posts)4. Why....
Seriously ..why are they paying?
58Sunliner
(6,406 posts)6. Sick, just sick.