Brandeis University professor Robert Kutner claimed that even Adolf Hitler “knowed to support German science” on Monday, attacking President Donald Trump's latest spending cut targets. did.
Shortly after taking office, Trump issued external communication freezes at all sub-agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The NIH resumed grants on Friday, but the agency announced it would cut $9 billion in overhead costs under a new directive from the Trump administration.
Kuttner warned with An article For left-wing American prospects entitled “Trump can learn from Hitler with NIH funding,” these cuts allegedly nationwide, claiming that “even Hitler didn't abandon German science.” It will have a negative impact on important research at major universities.”
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced a $9 billion cut in spending in response to a new mandate from the Trump administration. (Aramie/Getty Images)
“Hitler tried to direct science to his own ends, hoping to promote eugenics research, new techniques for blitz wars, medical experiments on diseases, and more efficient ways to kill Jews.” Kuttner has been added. The long-standing science of Germany's pride also flourished “under Hitler.”
“During the Nazi era, German scientists and engineers invented the first electron microscopes, industrial-scale production of artificial fibers, advanced sulfa drugs and other medicines, artificial rubber,” he said.
Kuttner concluded, “In short, Trump is even more nihilist than Hitler.”
The new Trump directive requires a 15% cap on the “indirect costs” of NIH grants, or a facility and management overhead. According to the company, the percentage has historically been close to 27-28%, exceeding 60%. NIH (US National Institutes of Health)For private foundation grants, the number is usually 0% to 15%.
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Despite being called to Hitler with warning about the 15% mission, Kuttner said his “informed predictions” have returned, and university leaders and state legislators will recover their funds. It says it is planning legal action.
“A small, democratic politics that has been abused but not broken for the sake of rescue,” Kutner declared.
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet on February 4, 2025 at the White House in Washington, DC. (Reuters/Elizabeth Franz)
Brandeis University told Fox News Digital that “we support and defend our faculty's academic freedom and defend their right to express their views. Brandeis is the American Association of University Associations (AAU), the American Council of Education ( ACE), and many of our peers, Premier Research Universities such as the University of Chicago, John Hopkins, MIT, Brown University, California Institute of Technology, Cornell, announced on February 7th by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). I took part in a federal lawsuit challenging the new guidelines.”
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Democrat strategists have compared Trump and Hitler several times over the years, particularly in the weeks leading up to the 2024 election. Former Vice President Kamala Harris herself repeatedly compared Trump to Hitler, calling him a “fascist” “admiring the dictator.”
Alec Schemmel of Fox News contributed to this report.
