Trump: Support for historically black colleges ‘unwavering’

President Trump is reiterating his “unwavering” support for historically black colleges and universities.

The comments in a statement late Sunday come after the president on Friday called out a program that helps finance construction for historically black colleges, emphasizing the future of the program is subject to his constitutional authority.

But on Sunday, the president said the earlier statement “sets forth my intention to spend the funds it appropriates, including the funds for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), consistently with my responsibilities under the Constitution.” 

In the Friday statement, issued when he signed the spending bill, Trump said he would treat the Historically Black College and University Financing Program Account “in a manner consistent with the requirement to afford equal protection of the laws under the Due Process Clause of the Constitution’s Fifth Amendment.”