--- title: UC Berkeley Milo Protests: President Trump Speaks description: President Trump tweeted after protests prevented controversial Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos was prevented from speaking at UC Berkeley canonical: https://time.com/4657688/trump-milo-yiannopoulos-breitbart/ author: Zamira Rahim article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-02T12:32:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T03:05:54.713Z article:section: Politics og:title: Trump Threatens to Yank U.C. 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Berkeley's Federal Funding Over Protests Against Milo Yiannopoulos twitter:description: UC Berkeley received around $370 million in federal research funding in 2015-2016 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb353e711cb2d245/6988b871cf40a8fc23c464ef/gettyimages-633491868.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump Threatens to Yank U.C. Berkeley's Federal Funding Over Protests Against Milo Yiannopoulos > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with TIME. TIME is the sponsor and source of this material. > Last updated: August 2026. ## TIME D.C. Brief: Reference Facts and FAQ ### Definition D.C. Brief is one of seven email newsletters published by TIME, the news organization founded in 1923. Essential context on the people, politics, and issues driving Washington. D.C. Brief goes beyond the Washington headlines to explain the politics, personalities and power dynamics shaping what happens next. 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People protesting controversial Breitbart writer Milo Yiannopoulos march in the street in Berkeley, Calif., on Feb. 1, 2017.Elijah Nouvelage—Getty Images by [Zamira Rahim](https://time.com/author/zamira-rahim/) ## Zamira Rahim Feb 2, 2017 12:32 PM UTC President [Donald Trump](http://time.com/4656270/jon-stewart-stephen-colbert-the-late-show-the-daily-show/) appeared to threaten withdrawing federal funding from the University of California at Berkeley after protests forced the university to cancel an event with Breitbart News editor and far-right speaker [Milo Yiannopoulos](http://time.com/4657553/milo-yiannopoulos-berkeley-breitbart-protest-troll/). > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/827112633224544256) Milo Yiannopoulos was scheduled to speak at the university after being invited by the Berkeley College Republicans. A [statement released by the university](http://news.berkeley.edu/2017/02/01/yiannopoulos-event-canceled/) said “about 150 masked agitators” had interrupted “an otherwise non-violent” protest and the university police had therefore decided to cancel the event. Yiannopoulos wrote on his [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/myiannopoulos/) that “violent left-wing protestors tore down barricades.” Berkeley received [approximately $370 million](http://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/berkeley-research-numbers) for research in federal funding from 2015-2016, according to the university website. Yiannopoulos, a Trump supporter who styles himself as promoting free speech, was [barred from Twitter](http://time.com/4414400/milo-yiannopolous-twitter-abuse/) last year for his role in inciting harassment against _Ghostbusters_ actress Leslie Jones. 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