UPenn climate professor under fire after invoking ‘second amendment territory' over Trump education ruling

University of Pennsylvania climate professor Michael Mann is under fire after suggesting on social media that the US is in "second amendment territory" if President Donald Trump does not comply with a federal court ruling blocking his effort to dismantle the Education Department. Mann later clarified his comments as a rhetorical defense of democracy. The remarks sparked backlash, legal scrutiny, and debate amid ongoing tensions between academia and the Trump administration.

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