President Donald Trump is leaving Massachusetts in a “cloud of chaos” as his moves against so-called “woke universities” have wide-reaching effects across the Bay State, according to a Boston Globe Correspondent, Kara Miller.
“In epic tales, heroes and villains often have a lot in common — even if they can’t initially see it,” Miller wrote. “For the Trump administration, the ultimate foe just might be liberal elites.”
She believes, “Massachusetts may be uniquely positioned to suffer in President Trump’s second term.”
This is because the state’s “economy is deeply reliant on elite colleges, elite hospitals, and the elite minds who come here from around the world. In Massachusetts — like it or not — we have built an economy on expertise, excellence, and education.”
We’re living under “a cloud of chaos,” Boston’s Mayor Michelle Wu told the Globe.
With Trump targeting the very industries that make Massachusetts successful, Miller is now calling the industries “liabilities,” and Mayor Wu agreed.
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“Boston is at the center of many of the most targeted industries and communities, and so we’re feeling it very much — very urgently,” Wu said. Boston is “trying to plan for unpredictability. And so our city budget this year includes preparations for worst-case scenarios.”
Wu is expecting “immediate, significant impacts to federal funding or larger macroeconomic impacts.”
She’s not the only one with concerns. Boston University economist Adam Guren told the Globe, “I think the local economy is going to hurt. I think it’s going to hurt a lot. This is a particularly scary time for Massachusetts.”
“Up until a couple of months ago,” says Cait Brumme, the CEO of MassChallenge, “Massachusetts was a really attractive place to be.”
Now Brumme says, “I feel like there’s a risk people will feel like: You may not be welcomed here.”
“It will be hard for the state — and some of its most significant institutions — to win the battles of the next three-and-a-half years,” Miller wrote. “The question is whether they can hold on long enough to win the war.”
