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In this episode, the #RaceClass Podcast explores Trump’s relationship with higher education. On the one hand, independent universities present a threat to Trump and his authoritarian ambitions. On the other hand, universities can aid Trump by voluntarily ceding power or otherwise providing cover for his antidemocratic aims. To preview how Trump might try to break and capture the nation’s universities, we look to Florida as a blueprint for Trump’s incoming war on higher education. We also discuss how universities and democratic leadership have already played into rightwing campaigns to their own detriment.