Earlier this month, when UC Berkeley canceled a planned speech by Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos, President Donald Trump quickly responded by threatening to cut Berkeley’s federal funds.
But on Monday, after Yiannopoulos’ comments about pedophilia cost him a book deal with Simon & Schuster and a high-profile speaking gig at this week’s Conservative Poliitcal Action Conference, Trump had nothing to say.
If U.C. Berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view – NO FEDERAL FUNDS?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2, 2017
Many of the president’s critics took note of his silence on the Milo matter, suggesting that Trump appeared to be more offended by UC Berkeley’s actions than he was by Yiannopoulos’ statements.