Belmont Controversy 072025

Despite deep ties to Tennessee conservatives and Republican power players, Belmont University is finding itself targeted by the Trump administration and its allies. Belmont has long been intertwined with the GOP. Gov. Bill Lee was once on its board, and the state’s former Republican House speaker served as an adjunct professor, while its law school […]

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Belmont University, in Nashville, has been caught on camera subverting the law through secrecy and double-speak.In President Trump's first week...

Belmont University is hiding illegal aliens, and they think they’re being slick about it. Based on leaked videos obtained by Townhall,...

Leaked videos released on Tuesday purportedly show Belmont University officials reveal their plan to avoid scrutiny from the Trump administration by renaming Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, and by concealing the existence of students who immigrated to the United States illegally.

Tennessee Republican Congressman Andy Ogles sent a letter to the Education Secretary calling for an investigation into Belmont University.

DHS Sec. Noem joins Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Rep. Andy Ogles, and Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton in publicly criticizing the mayor.

In a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, Ogles claims that Belmont is violating anti-DEI mandates through "cosmetic" name changes.

This article has been updated to provide further information.Belmont University drew criticism Wednesday after a discreetly recorded video of an employee was posted online, prompting a federal investigation request from Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles. The employee in the video, Jozef Lukey, is seen discussing the purpose of Belmont’s Office of Hope, Unity and Belonging as well as the presence of undocumented immigrants at Belmont. The video gained traction after being reposted by political commentato

In a swing through Nashville to highlight immigration crackdowns, Kristi Noem called the city’s mayor undeserving of office.

Trump’s DHS secretary dodges questions on transparency, says Mayor O’Connell ‘doesn’t deserve to be in any office’

The grandstanding member of Congress is now directing his ire at a school where rich Republicans like to put their philanthropic efforts