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.

President Donald Trump is scheduled on Tuesday to address a joint session of Congress, as his second administration moves to recast the federal government, implement "America First" policies and redefine U.S. support for Ukraine.

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.

Columbia University is one of five institutions that has come under review by the Trump administration for their alleged failure to protect Jewish students