In the courts there is no middle ground you are either guilty like Trump or innocent like OJ. You didn't answer my question about if you think it's ok for a corrupt little turd like Lil Ron to fuck over Disney on zoning rights because of a political vendetta? Trump is doing the exact same thing in several instances although his are all personal vendetta which if you give him 1m and rub his taint you will get anything you want
You mix things together quite a bit. If a political executive or legislature oversteps, the Courts then weigh in.
The problem for Disney is that they had unique and special privileges inside Florida. It was stupid for the former CEO to get into the political mix in Florida. I doubt DeSantis didn't have the authority given that Disney had no recourse with the courts.
Trump will be reigned in some, but Harvard will never be the same. That's the nature of Democratic politics. Different groups exerting political pressure to achieve political results. If Harvard hadn't overextended their mission, we wouldn't be having this discussion. If they shutdown aggressive and disruptive protests, they probably would have stayed clear of this mess. As far as public sentiment, I can assure you that a great many Americans couldn't care less about Trump or Harvard.
One of the problems for progressives on social media is that they're not all down with the anti-Israel attitudes with university administrations, faculty and students. I think almost everyone is fine with free speech, but not the extreme protests.
PS- I don't think comparisons to Vietnam War protests are relevant. That was a war that had domestic implications and Americans had formed hardened opinions on the war. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not as important to the American public. There is very little empathy for the campus protesters.