News, answering questions at the University of California in Berkeley after signing the law aimed at stimulating scientific research, said that schools that would receive a proposal from Trump, They have no choice but to reject it.
The University of Southern California (USC) was the only California university from a group of nine institutions to which the administration turned to the agreement this week. It assumes, among others introducing changes in recruitment procedures, employing lecturers and policy regarding sexual identity in order to obtain priority access to federal subsidies.
This is the latest move in the multi -track of Trump's administration, aimed at Taking control of universities in the countrywhich the president perceives as a bastion of uncontrolled liberal thought.
“It's about more than the university system”
“Do it rightly,” he said to the news. – What is the meaning of this system? What is the meaning of the university's existence? What is the meaning of all this? He asked.
In the Thursday statement written in capital letters, he called this proposal “radical” and threatened to immediately withdraw state funds from schools that decide to sign it. He emphasized that California “will not finance the schools that They sell their students, professors, scientists and give up academic freedom “.
This is not the first time the news expresses the irritation of Trump's actions, thus trying to draw attention to the threats he thinks the American president creates.
– What is going on to the hell? He said to the news on Friday. – This is not a choice, but the fact that I had to send such a message at all is rather shocking, because some think it is a choice. Is not. It is about something bigger than the university system.
The threat of newsoma regarding the withdrawal of financing also appears when representatives of the California universities network (UC) are still negotiating with the Trump administration regarding a settlement of $ 1 billion. (PLN 3 billion 625 million) in order to restore over $ 500 million. (PLN 1 billion 813 million) financing for scientific research that was withdrawn from the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) in connection with allegations of anti -Semitism on the campus.
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The governor emphasized that he has “extremely good relations” with the newly appointed President of the California universities System James MilliL, who stood a few meters away. News to the supervisory board as a member of the office said that he cooperates with members of the Council.
News said that “he is not worried about their ability to develop a thoughtful and prudent strategy that will allow our values to keep.” As a private university, the Civil Registry Office is not largely dependent on state funds, but in the case of the threat of newsoma He would lose access to financial assistance.
On Friday afternoon, the temporary rector of the USC Beong-Soo Kim issued a statement in which he stated that the proposed contract “covers a number of issues” that in his opinion “should be examined and discussed”. Kim probably wants to gain time to develop the university's answer. He announced that he was planning to talk to members of the university's supervisory board and other people in the coming weeks. “These conversations may take some time,” he wrote.
“We lose this country before our eyes”
The governor of California emphasized that he did not want to “exert pressure on people”, but he had to “put pressure at the moment to show at what moment of the history of the United States we are.”
“We lose this country,” he said to the news. – We lose him before our eyes. This is the presidency of chaos. He [Trump] It is like a demolition ball. This is something that we have not experienced in our lives. This is a critical situation. There is no time for neutrality here. Time to stand on one side, be firm and determined.
California Gavin Governor speaks to News during a press conference in Sacramento, California, August 21, 2025.Justin Sullivan / Getty Images
He also announced to the news that he asked the authorities of the California universities to order an independent review on the disclosure of the Trump administration of the names of 160 students, lecturers and employees of the University of California in Berkeley as part of the investigation into the alleged anti -Semitism at this university. The decision to follow the Federal Authority Directive so as not to remove names from internal documents provided as part of the investigation, it caused a violent reaction.
UC representatives claim that they consistently fulfilled their legal obligations regarding the provision of information to presidential administrations. News said that after the review he could comment on whether the university should change his policy.
UC spokeswoman Rachel Zaentz said in a statement that the university cooperates with the newsom in this matter. “We will continue to cooperate closely with the governor on this and other issues,” she said.
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