It would appear that a letter sent by Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) to the president of the University of Virginia has hurt some feelings.
Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) is kicking over some tables over the letter, which resulted in the president of the school turning in his resignation.
He Just Resigned
Last week, it was reported that the University of Virginia’s president, James E. Ryan, resigned his post after a pressure campaign by the Trump administration.
Ryan was being targeted for DEI policies at the school, and rather than face off against Trump or risk school funding being revoked, he stepped down.
Ryan told a crowd of supporters, “I appreciate you being here. I appreciate your support.
“And regardless of my role, I will continue to do whatever I can to support this place and continue to make it the best place it can be. And I would ask that you all do the same.”
Warner Goes Nuclear
That pressure campaign did not sit well with Warner, who called out the Trump administration this weekend while doing the Sunday morning media circuit.
He stated, “This is the most outrageous action, I think, this crowd has taken on education. We have great public universities in Virginia. We have a very strong governance system, where we have an independent board of visitors appointed by the governor. Jim Ryan had done a very good job; just completed a major capital campaign.
“For him to be threatened, and, literally, there was indication that they received the letter that if he didn’t resign on a day last week, by five o’clock, all these cuts would take place.”
If all he feared were the cuts, he could have sued, as the courts have sided repeatedly against the administration on this front. As we have exhaustedly stated in the past, Trump does not have the power to cut funds that were approved by Congress and signed off on by a sitting president.
He’s Not Alone
Trump’s pressure campaign also resulted in another Republican deciding not to run for re-election, that being Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.).
Tillis did not fully support the big, beautiful bill. While he loved most aspects of the bill, there were still provisions that concerned him, and rather than open a dialogue, Trump threatened to primary him in his re-election bid, so Tillis voted “no” on the legislation, announced he was not running, then went nuclear on Trump and the bill.
Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) commented, “His announcement is a big setback for the Senate and the Republican Conference.”
I have been very vocal that I do not like this tactic, and I will remain vocal because I believe it is bad for the future of the party and the conservative movement. I don’t fully support this bill, so I understand the frustration on Tillis’ part, but Trump is disenfranchising people rather than opening a dialogue with them, and if we are being honest, we cannot afford to lose people because we are horribly outnumbered by liberals in this country. If we continue to do this, we are setting ourselves up for disaster in future elections.
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Author: Jerry McConway
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