Virginia Senator Warns That Trump-UVA Debacle Can Happen Anywhere
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"This is the most outrageous action, I think, this crowd has taken on education," Sen. Mark Warner (D) said.
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) warned Sunday that if President Donald Trump can wage a successful ideological pressure campaign on the University of Virginia’s administration, it can do so “elsewhere,” too.
University of Virginia President James E. Ryan announced Friday he would step down amid the Trump administration’s battle against diversity, equity and inclusion programs there.
“This is the most outrageous action, I think, this crowd has taken on education,” Warner said of the Trump administration during an appearance on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.”
Ryan indicated in a letter to the University of Virginia campus community that he was resigning in hope of saving others’ positions and funding.
“I am inclined to fight for what I believe in, and I believe deeply in this University. But I cannot make a unilateral decision to fight the federal government in order to save my own job,” the outgoing president wrote.
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