Jewish senators accuse Trump of exploiting antisemitism to target universities

Democrats including Schumer say Trump is using antisemitism as cover to defund schools

Five Jewish Democratic senators have sent a strongly worded letter to Donald Trump condemning his administration's assault on universities" and questioning whether actions taken against higher education institutions are truly aimed at combating antisemitism.

The letter - signed by Chuck Schumer, Senate minority leader, and senators Jacky Rosen, Richard Blumenthal, Adam Schiff and Brian Schatz - accuses the administration of using a real crisis as a pretext to attack people and institutions who do not agree with you".