Unusual language here in the New York Times’ claim that the Trump administration is trying to “reshape institutions that it views as cathedrals of liberalism.” What is the definition of a “cathedral of liberalism” and what right does Trump have to “reshape” it?

The Trump administration has largely targeted elite private universities in recent parts as part of what it has depicted as a campaign to fight antisemitism and reshape institutions that it views as cathedrals of liberalism.
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I don’t even think he knows those words, how to string them together, or even what they mean. He’s repeating what he was told or heard.

Once again, aren’t we at the point in the movie when the bad guys are neutralized? This movie plot is getting tedious and stale.

Link: amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/05/...

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