Updated July 1, 2020 Civil Rights
Major Abuse of Power
HBCU Funding Cuts and Broken Promises: Trump's Record with Historically Black Colleges
Trump used HBCUs as a political prop — signing executive orders promising prioritization while his budgets cut the funding those schools depended on. His administration cut the HBCU STEM research program, redirected grants, and proposed eliminating subsidized student loans on which HBCU students disproportionately relied. HBCU presidents who came to the White House for the high-profile signing ceremony were criticized by other HBCU advocates for lending legitimacy to a performance.