In short, the alleged Truth Social ( archived) post was real. On March 4, 2025, Trump indeed posted "all federal funding will stop for any college, school, or university that allows illegal protests," without providing specifics. Therefore, we have labeled this claim correctly attributed. The post read in full:

U.S. President Donald Trump said he wanted to cut the federal funding of colleges that allow what he called "illegal protests" in a social media post that civil rights groups called an attack on the freedoms of speech and assembly.