Sarah Longwell, Publisher of "The Bulwark", Basil Smikle, Columbia University Professor, and Melanie Zanona, NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the continued backlash facing elected Republicans in Congress who are hearing from their very Trump friendly voters about how the cuts that Elon Musk and Donald Trump are making to the federal government and workforce are impacting their lives in a negative way.

The Trump administration said Friday that it’s pulling $400 million from Columbia University, canceling grants and contracts because of what the government describes as the Ivy League school’s failure to squelch antisemitism on campus.

The US government accused the university of "continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students".

The Education Department is among several agencies cutting funds to the school for allegedly failing to protect Jewish students from antisemitism on campus.

The administration said Columbia’s grants were scrutinized because of the “school’s continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students.”

The Trump administration canceled $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University, fulfilling one of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to remove funding from schools that fail to take action against antisemitism.

Columbia University Interim President Katrina Armstrong issued a response to the Trump administration cutting $400 million in federal grants to the school over its handling of antisemitism.

The Trump administration has withdrawn $400 million in federal funding from Columbia University, citing its failure to address antisemitism. Education Secretary Linda McMahon warned universities against inaction.

Amid action against Columbia University for failing to squelch antisemitism on campus, federal departments said these were the first round and additional cancellations are expected to follow. Education Secretary Linda McMahon has asked universities to comply with the federal anti-discrimination laws to receive federal funding.