Trump Administration Fires All Members of the National Science Board – Democracy Now!
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The Trump administration has fired all 22 members of the National Science Board, which is the policy and advisory arm of the National Science Foundation. Democratic Congressmember Zoe Lofgren of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology said, “This is the latest stupid move made by a president who continues to harm science and American innovation. Will the president fill the NSB with MAGA loyalists who won’t stand up to him as he hands over our leadership in science to our adversaries?” Last year, the Trump administration targeted the NSF for sweeping cuts under Elon Musk’s now-defunct Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, halting more than 1,600 NSF grants worth nearly $1 billion.
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