Trump specifically called out “professors and power structures” that keep young Americans from “challenging rigid far-left ideology,” and lamented that many universities have become “increasingly hostile” to free speech.

…”The executive order essentially directs federal agencies to ensure colleges are following requirements already in place,” reported the education publication Inside Higher Ed. “And it doesn’t spell out how enforcement of the order would work.”

Ted Mitchell, president of the American Council on Education, called the executive order a “solution in search of a problem” and cautioned that it provides no clear steps on implementation.

“It is neither needed nor desirable, and could lead to unwanted federal micromanagement of the cutting-edge research that is critical to our nation’s continued vitality and global leadership,” Mitchell said.

Executive Order Ties Research Funding To Free Speech Guarantee : NPR

Churlish and moronic.