Haskell student-athletes write letter to President Trump [Video]

Concerned about layoffs due to federal budget cuts, some Haskell Indian Nations University student-athletes have sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting a meeting.The letter, dated Sunday from the cross-country and track and field team, states they are writing to “SAVE OUR HISTORIC SCHOOL, SAVE OUR EDUCATION, AND SAVE OUR FUTURE,” with those comments in all capital letters.“I know a lot of people are kind of freaking out about how this semester is going to play out. I know a lot of students are probably overwhelmed. They don’t know what the outcome is going to be,” said Jaylan McCoy-Bark, one of the student-athletes who signed the letter.McCoy-Bark, 20, is a sophomore from Cherokee, North Carolina, and a third-generation student at Haskell.Both his parents and grandparents attended Haskell.According to the letter McCoy-Bark and other student-athletes sent to Trump and other officials, February budget cuts led to about a third of …