As Donald Trump menaces the Open Society Foundations (OSF), which funds a long list of progressive causes, Binaifer Nowrojee, the OSF president, says the global grant-making network will pursue legal action against the federal government if it must.

“Open Society Foundation supports the right of free speech, supports the constitutional rights of organizations to be able to organize themselves, including through peaceful protest and is willing to actually ensure that those rights are upheld, including by going to court if need be,” she said.

Nowrojee spoke to the Guardian at the UN climate talks, known as Cop30, taking place in Brazil this month. She was attending the summit for the first time. Her remarks came as the Trump administration has been targeting the OSF in recent weeks ,

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