> Many of these institutions went on a massive PR campaign demonizing the majority demographic

I'm sorry what? where's the evidence?

the current administration has been saying (in their words) that they're pulling funding from Harvard because they aren't doing enough to stop antisemitism and are pushing for a direct role in governance — they've attempted to freeze billions of dollars in grants for a number of things including medical research

Historically this research has shown massive measurable return on investment, which is why it's funded so well.