W.House shrugs off letter condemning 'intrusion' on US campuses

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : In the case of Harvard, the White House is seeking unprecedented levels of government control over admissions and hiring practices at the country's oldest and wealthiest university.
42% : " Trump has sought to bring several prestigious universities to heel over claims they tolerated campus anti-Semitism, threatening their budgets, tax-exempt status and the enrolment of foreign students.
40% : However, we must oppose undue government intrusion," it said, adding: "We must reject the coercive use of public research funding.
34% : " The move comes a day after Harvard University sued the Trump administration, which has threatened to cut funding and impose outside political supervision.
28% : The educational facilities -- including Ivy League institutions Princeton and Brown -- said in the letter that they spoke with "one voice against the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education." "We are open to constructive reform and do not oppose legitimate government oversight.
23% : Leavitt told reporters that Trump was "not going to tolerate illegal harassment and violence towards Jewish American students or students of any faith on our campuses across the country.

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