Rivers withdrew her daughter from the school on April 9, but she went to the school to complain anyway. When officers responded, one of them saw a gun holstered at Rivers' waist and took it.

The first university targeted by the Trump administration was Columbia, which acquiesced to the government’s demands under the threat of billions of dollars in cuts.

Sharpton threatened to lead a boycott against the company over its recent decision to roll back some of its diversity, equity and inclusion programs.