Obama rips business, law firm deals with Trump

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Obama urges private sector to stand up to Trump

Former President Obama criticized law firms, universities and businesses that have changed course during the Trump administration, saying they should stand by their convictions.

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During an episode of the "WTF" podcast with Marc Maron released Monday, Obama said institutions should “take a stand” and uphold the law, preserve academic freedom and value diversity.

Obama said that instead of caving to the administration, universities should say, “This will hurt if we lose some grant money in the federal government, but that’s what endowments are for. Let’s see if we can ride this out, because what we’re not going to do is compromise our basic academic independence.”

Firms should also take a stand against the administration