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President Donald Trump announced Saturday he would soon sign an executive order requiring colleges and universities to support free speech if they want federal resources. Trump is highlighting concerns from some conservatives that their voices were being censored, whether on social media or at the nation’s universities.

President Trump says he’s going to push back against limits of free speech at colleges, a move that’s cheered by a founder of a major organization that focuses on campus civil rights. Trump, speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference this weekend, said, “Today, I am proud to announce that I will be very soon…

President Trump vowed Saturday to “soon” issue an executive order that would deny federal research funds to colleges and universities that do not support free speech. “If they want our dollars and we give them by the billions, they’ve got to allow people to speak,” said Trump in a speech at the Conservative Political Action…