Barack Obama had harsh words for businesses and universities that have caved to Donald Trump and the policies “cooked up” by Stephen Miller.

Speaking on the final episode of comedian Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, the former president said that institutions must be willing to endure “a little discomfort” in order to stand up to the Trump administration’s strong-arm tactics.

“If you’re a university president, say, ‘Well, you know what, this’ll hurt if we lose some grant money from the federal government, but that’s what endowments are for. Let’s see if we can ride this out,’” Obama said. “Because what we’re not going to do is compromise our basic academic independence.

“If you’re a business, you say, ‘You know what? We think it’s important, because of what this country stands for, to hire peo

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