sacramento calif./new york u.s. president donald trump threaten thursday cut fund university california berkeley protesters smash windows set fire school force cancellation appearance far-right breitbart news editor trump threat tweet provoke response california lawmakers discussions floor state senate call distasteful abuse power mark late clash republican president officials democratic-majority state u.c berkeley allow free speech practice violence innocent people different point view federal fund trump write twitter 6:13 a.m. est 1113 gmt immediately clear action trump could take without authorization congress without risk legal action california mostly democratic state lawmakers already begin prepare legislation combat trump policies immigration climate change response swift man helm powerful nation world tweet threaten university california talk withhold fund unique find distasteful say senate leader kevin de leon los angeles democrat lawmakers say would look whether president trump could actually take fund university receive 400 450 million fund research annually 2016 university also receive 216 million federal student aid legislative official say go another angry tweet say assembly speaker anthony rendon democrat los angeles suburb paramount say lawmakers would continue seek ways protect state democratic stronghold voters go two-to-one trump opponent hillary clinton november 2016 election ongoing discussions protect california potential harm trump administration discussions continue rendon say trump tweet come response violence break university flagship campus amid demonstrations appearance milo yiannopoulos breitbart news right-wing website formerly head presidential adviser steve bannon thursday berkeley chancellor nicholas dirks condemn violence last night berkeley campus invade 100 arm individuals clothe black utilize paramilitary tactics engage violent destructive behavior dirks say say 38,000-student campus home free speech movement 1960s respect yiannopoulos right speak u.s. representative barbara lee democrat whose district include berkeley vow fight attempt slash fund simply put president trump empty threat cut fund uc berkeley abuse power lee say accord reuters review research money receive university include 121 million national science foundation scientific research 125 million health human service department health medical research may difficult trump cut money much award competitive process evaluate project base scientific merit yiannopoulos provocative figure internet years widely criticize comment make muslims black live matter activists feminists obviously liberal campus hate libertarians conservatives dare express opinion campuses tell fox news particularly like me version story refiled add drop word million paragraph seven trump threaten u.c berkeley protest stop far-right speech