And even you can see that in universities, because rather than stand up and fight back, Columbia University chose to make a deal with [Donald Trump] and sell out the commitments of academic freedom and free speech. And look, that's how people get more and more afraid. That's how democracy gets eroded and undermined. That's how authoritarianism creeps forward and democracy weakens and dies. (01:57–02:06)
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Asserts that Columbia University compromised its principles of academic freedom and free speech in dealings with Donald Trump.
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