Donald Trump and his party can congratulate each other. The Supreme Court of the United States has just put an end to the programs of positive discrimination at the university, one of the hobbyhorses of the American Conservative Party. For the legal institution, the end of positive discrimination will make it possible to restore “equality” between students.

“Today is a great day for America,” the former president wrote on his Truth Social platform. “We’re going back to (a system) entirely based on merit and that’s how it should be!” ” he added. “[This decision] will also allow us to remain competitive in the rest of the world. Our brightest minds need to be treated well and that’s what this wonderful day brings,” he said.

Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy said the High Court now allows students to “compete on the basis of equal standards and individual merit”. “This will make the college admission process fairer and confirm equality before the law,” he tweeted. And Republican Senate heavyweight Mitch McConnell said “racial discrimination has no place in college admissions.”

“Today’s ruling makes it clear that universities cannot continue to discriminate against bright and ambitious students on the basis of their skin color,” he said in a statement. Florida Governor and White House aspirant Ron DeSantis ruled that the Supreme Court’s decision had upheld the Constitution “and ended discrimination by universities.”

While former US ambassador to the UN and 2024 Republican primary candidate Nikki Haley hailed a decision that “will help every student, regardless of background, have a better chance of achieving the American dream “. Finally, the conservative organization America First Legal, chaired by Stephen Miller, a close friend of Donald Trump, hailed “a historic victory for fair justice in America”.

“But now the real work begins,” Miller said in a statement. “We expect many universities across America to either maintain their current policies or do everything possible to circumvent this ruling to continue to discriminate on the basis of race,” he said, pledging a legal battle. For his part, US President Joe Biden expressed his “strong disagreement” with the Supreme Court’s decision.