President Donald Trump issued a winding threat to American universities on Sunday, saying the institutions are "corrupting our youth and society."
"Throughout most of our History, America’s Colleges and Universities have been a Great Strategic Asset of the United States," Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday. "Tragically, however, much of Higher Education has lost its way, and is now corrupting our Youth and Society with WOKE, SOCIALIST, and ANTI-AMERICAN Ideology that serves as justification for discriminatory practices by Universities that are Unconstitutional and Unlawful."
"My Administration is fixing this, and FAST, with our Great Reform Agenda in Higher Education," he added. "Our Nation’s Great Institutions will once again prioritize Merit and Hard Work before 'group identity,' resulting in tremendous new Research and Opportunity to benefit all Americans, and Equality being honored in American Businesses, Courts, and Culture."
The Trump administration has repeatedly threatened universities with the threat of losing federal grant funding if they do not reverse their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies.
Recently, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology rejected the Trump administration's offer to agree to its education agenda in exchange for federal funding. Harvard University has also fought the Trump administration's policy advances in court.
In his post on Sunday, Trump outlined his goals for American universities, such as protecting "free speech" on campus and "an end to the entanglement" of foreign money in university coffers.
"Americans deserve to be treated in accordance with their demonstrated achievements and potential, and upon regaining this fundamentally American Value, our Nation will be unstoppable," Trump wrote. "We will once again have Universities that develop the talents of our amazing young people to lead lives of Success and Fulfillment, cultivate a Love of Country and a Culture of Achievement, and help make all Americans proud, safe, prosperous, and free!"