'America First:' Hegseth, Pentagon end academic ties with Ivy League schools
February 27, 2026
25,235
984
332
5.21%
Search the Record
IndexedEvery word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
Livenow From Fox Episodes Around February 27, 2026
See what was published immediately before and after this episode.
4:37Now Playing'America First:' Hegseth, Pentagon end academic ties with Ivy League schools
YouTube Description
as posted by the channelThe Pentagon cut academic ties with Ivy League schools on Friday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered military members to stop attending institutions like Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Yale, and others. Hegseth graduated from Princeton University in 2003, and then continued postgraduate studies at Harvard University.
“We demand that senior service colleges work to sharpen our war fighters on genuine national security issues, not social justice activism,” Hegseth said in a video posted on X. “We demand curriculums grounded in the founding principles of this republic, principles that champion the enduring ideals of peace through strength and putting American interests first.”
Subscribe to LiveNOW from FOX!
Where to watch LiveNOW from FOX
Follow us @LiveNOWFOX on TikTok
Raw and unfiltered. Watch a non-stop stream of breaking news, live events and stories across the nation. Limited commentary. No opinion. Experience LiveNOW from FOX. Live news streaming channel when and where you need it.
Social
Links & Promotions
Guests & Subjects Covered
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.