Josh Hawley Says It’s Time To Pull Strings On Universities Abusing Taxpayer Dollars Against Jewish Students

Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley said on Fox News Thursday that it is time to pull strings on universities that misuse taxpayer dollars to discriminate against Jewish students.

During an appearance on “The Ingraham Angle,” Hawley discussed his concerns about the misuse of taxpayer dollars by universities in ways that he believes discriminate against Jewish students. Hawley said he applauded the Trump administration’s willingness to enforce American laws and protect students on campuses, particularly Jewish students.

“They’re discriminating against Jewish students, no doubt, and the worst part is they’re doing it with our money. They’re taking our tax money. And you’re right. That money comes with a lot of strings attached,” Hawley told host Laura Ingraham. “It’s time we started to pull on those strings.”

Hawley said that President Donald Trump taking over the White House marks a turning point in addressing what he sees as a systemic issue across American campuses.

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“We have a new president in the White House. I think we have somebody who is willing to enforce American law. I think we have somebody who wants to protect students on campus, who wants to protect Jewish students on campus and isn’t gonna put up with this BS anymore,” Hawley said. “That’s what’s happened. Laura, I’m glad Trump is out there finally holding these people accountable.”

Hawley criticized institutions that he said indoctrinate students while profiting from their endowments.

“You know what we should do? Tax their endowments. These universities are just giant hedge funds that take our money, indoctrinate our kids and then get rich off of it,” Hawley added. “These people should be getting no federal funding. We ought to be taxing their endowments, and we ought to be expelling from this country any student on a visa who engages in this kind of garbage.”