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Last Updated:May 26, 2025, 20:39 IST
Trump targets foreign students at Harvard, says he is waiting for a list from the university.
Trump threatens to pull Harvard grants, suggests money would be better spent on trade schools. (IMAGE: AP PHOTO)
US President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on Harvard University on Monday calling it “very antisemitic" and threatening to pull $3 billion in federal grant money.
In a post on Truth Social on Monday, Trump said the funds would be better spent on trade schools “across our land." He added: “What a great investment that would be for the USA, and so badly needed!"
The latest outburst comes amid a broader clash between the White House and elite US universities. Trump has previously accused Harvard of harbouring “radicalised lunatics" and challenged its refusal to comply with federal oversight on admissions and hiring.
He vowed to prevail in his clash with Harvard and threatened to take away billions in funding from one of the world’s top universities.
He also raised the issue of foreign students at Harvard, a major contributor to the university’s enrollment and revenue, saying he was waiting for the institution to hand over a list of such students.
Trump said he wants this list “so that we can determine, after a ridiculous expenditure of BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, how many radicalized lunatics, troublemakers all, should not be let back into our Country."
He added: “But have no fear, the Government will, in the end, WIN!"
The Trump administration moved last week to block Harvard from enrolling foreign students, but on Friday a judge suspended the order pending a hearing this week.
Trump is furious at Harvard — which has produced 162 Nobel prize winners — for rejecting Washington’s oversight on admissions and hiring, amid his claims the school is a hotbed of anti-Semitism and “woke" liberal ideology.
Trump has gone after US universities and other institutions he views as strongholds of left-leaning influence, including the media, as part of a broader push to assert tighter presidential control.
In his battle with Harvard, he has already placed $9 billion in federal funding under review, frozen $2.2 billion in grants, and halted $60 million in official contracts. His administration has also moved to deport a researcher affiliated with Harvard Medical School.
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First Published:News world Trump Vows To Pull Federal Funding From Harvard, Redirect It To Trade Schools
