Entire Fulbright board quits, citing Trump admin illegal interference

[IrishBubbaLiberal]

Last edited Wed Jun 11, 2025, 03:47 PM - Edit history (2)

Read the whole resignation letter..

https://substack.com/inbox/post/165673358?r=17cemi

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/entire-fulbright-board-quits-over-trump-aides-interfering/

The entire 12-person board that manages the Fulbright scholarship program quit Wednesday, accusing the Trump administration of illegal political interference.

The group oversee the 80-year-old program designed to both fund American students’ and academics’ foreign exchanges and to bring talented foreign scholars, students and artists to the U.S. It is ultimately overseen by Marco Rubio’s State Department but is legally supposed to be independent.

The development was first reported by The New York Times then confirmed in a statement from the board on Substack.

The scholarship was established by Congress in 1946 to promote cultural exchange. At any given time, there are about 8,000 grantees.

The Fulbright board railed against the Trump appointees’ alleged interference in a statement released Wednesday.

https://substack.com/inbox/post/165673358?r=17cemi


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Entire Fulbright board quits, citing Trump administration interference

https://www.axios.com/2025/06/11/trump-fulbright-board-quits

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/politics/fulbright-board-resign-trump.html

[Demovictory9]

1. Wow

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Good golly. NT

[SunSeeker]

3. Does this mean there will be no more Fulbright scholars, or does this mean Trump picks them?

[Irish_Dem]

4. Trump decides.

Who is a genius, who is worthy of the scholarship.

[SunSeeker]

7. Bad news for America, good news for Liberty University dullards!

[Irish_Dem]

8. We know Trump has a keen eye for superb intellect and character.

[progressoid]

5. Um, this is bad, IMHO

Our resignation is not a decision we take lightly. But to continue to serve after the Administration has consistently ignored the Board’s request that they follow the law would risk legitimizing actions we believe are unlawful and damage the integrity of this storied program and America’s credibility abroad. Indeed, the erosion of the Fulbright program weakens America and our national security interests. Institutions and the rule of law matter and have distinguished our country for almost 250 years. As a Board, we are proud of our stewardship of the program, the way we’ve worked to uphold its mission, integrity, and adherence to the law.

It is our sincere hope that Congress, the courts, and future Fulbright Boards will prevent the administration’s efforts to degrade, dismantle, or even eliminate one of our nation’s most respected and valuable programs. Injecting politics and ideological mandates into the Fulbright program violates the letter and spirit of the law that Congress so wisely established nearly eight decades ago.

So they hope congress, the courts, and the new board Trump will pick will do the right things?

What the actual fuck are they smoking?

[Grim Chieftain]

6. I would like to say 'good'

But this is probably what the evil asshats wanted. Perhaps he can now replace them with his own hand-picked MAGA tools

[LauraInLA]

9. Great, so now Trump will get to appoint a new board.

[Marcuse]

10. What could possibly go wrong?

[LauraInLA]

13. Oxford invaded by boys in khakis wielding tiki torches.

[flamingdem]

11. Watch Baron end up with a Fulbright

Sick stuff.

[flamingdem]

12. Times you're glad that your beloved parents aren't around to see this travesty

I'm a product of a Fulbright scholarship that lead to a marriage.

What about the people in line to get the scholarships?

No doubt they'll be taken away if they have any opinions left of right.

[Dan]

15. Bad for the nation, good for the circus.

Bring in the Clowns.

[Martin Eden]

16. Their resignation letter is well worth reading

Orange feces is being flung everywhere it can reach.

[Initech]

17. Sigh... we can't have nice things in this country anymore.

Fuck that fucking asshole and everyone who voted for him.

[Mike 03]

18. When Trump's done with the United States, we won't have one single thing

to be proud of anymore, or a friend in the world.

[NBachers]

19. Fulbright Scholarship Fund converted to trumpcoin and vanishes into the aether.