When do we say enough is enough? When do we pull the plug on universities accepting federal funding, yet breaking the law? Belmont University, I am looking at you.
A Christian university promoting DEI while housing undocumented students, yet still collecting federal funding? Say it isn’t so, especially in red Tennessee. But yet Belmont University continues to break the law despite President Trump and the administration’s orders to do away with DEI. A staffer on video admitted that the university’s DEI office was renamed Hope, Unity, and Belonging (HUB), and according to that video, it remains the same department it was under DEI.
A rose by any other name… Why is a Christian university supporting division? Are all Americans not created equal? President Trump’s executive order banned DEI programs in February of 2025, as we are all equal. Jozef Lukey, the Belmont employee on video, is seen discussing the purpose of HUB as well as the “presence of undocumented immigrants at Belmont.”
This potentially exposes the university to new oversight or legal scrutiny. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called out both Belmont University and Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell last week. Why is this Christian university housing undocumented students? Is Belmont University above the law? In interviews with current Belmont students, I have been told they are aware of undocumented students on campus and look forward to classes beginning next month to see whether ICE will have a presence. Conservative students say they are discriminated against and are fighting battles with professors daily. They look to the Trump administration for change, especially at a Christian university.
Surprised? I’m not, but then again, I told you all about DEI a few years ago. In 2020, my son served as student government president at Belmont University. His senior year at Belmont was marked by conditions reminiscent of living under a communist regime. I have firsthand experience, as I lived in communist Yugoslavia as a student. I am a witness to the parallels between Yugoslavia and modern-day American schools.
As a conservative who posted on his social media about being a proud American on the 4th of July in 2020, he was viciously attacked and threatened with bodily harm by the radical left. He was escorted by police when on campus and unable to park his car anywhere near the university. School administration, trustees, staff, and professors sided with the left and publicly endorsed Black Lives Matter. My son refused to endorse the organization and was asked to refrain from hosting student government meetings until things “cooled off.” They never did, and now, 5 years later, we see that the “cool off” only meant the opposite.
As Americans, we will no longer tolerate the lawbreakers. As Americans, we support and voted for President Trump to not only make America great again but also to save our country. President Trump and Border Czar Homan, I am pleading with you to stop the funding and rid us of illegal students in our schools on every level. Parents, do not allow these schools to continue brainwashing your students. We owe it to our next generation to stand for laws and side with our country. If we do not, I fear we will lose our country, and communism will continue in our schools, destroying the fundamental principles and laws of our nation.
Join me and President Trump by speaking out and saving your children. No student should ever be threatened or harassed for being a patriot, but here we are. My book about our harrowing experience at Belmont is called Outcast: How the Radical Left Tried to Destroy a Young Conservative. My son survived the wrath of what is a covertly liberal, left-wing institution. Will yours?
Gloria Giorno was elected RNC Delegate at Large for President Trump and served on the Platform Committee. She is the author of Outcast—How the Radical Left Tried to Destroy a Young Conservative, available at gloriagiorno.com.