Gavin Newsom: “It is assault on academic freedom. And again, it is…”

“And it was reinforced, forgive me, once again, approximate to USC in the context of this quote, unquote, compact that the Trump administration is seeking, which is just simply without precedent in modern American history. And It is assault on academic freedom. And again, it is consistent with an assault against institutions across the spectrum of independent thinking and cultivation of independent thought. Thought. And that should put chills up the spine of everybody. And so I am crystal clear that we should not be negotiating on his terms.” (32:36–32:51)

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