United States President Donald Trump has vowed to win against Harvard University’s alleged anti-semitism actions.
This comes as the U.S. President publicly accused the Ivy League institution of allegedly fostering anti-Zionist extremism and failing to address civil rights violations.
Taking to his official social media accounts on Monday, the Memorial Day holiday in the US, Trump said his administration will ensure it wins against Harvard.
“I am considering taking Three Billion Dollars of Grant Money away from a very antisemitic Harvard, and giving it to TRADE SCHOOLS all across our land,” Trump said, Trump said in a flurry of texts on Monday.
President Trump also brought up the issue of removing foreign students from Harvard which is a key source of enrollment and tuition money for the oldest university in the US, saying that he wants a list of foreign students “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!”
Although Trump did not disclose the specific sanctions his administration plans to impose on Harvard, his remarks follow the revocation of Harvard’s certification for the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP).
While the development has been lodged before the Court, the decision threatens Harvard’s ability to enrol international students.
Also, recent moves by the Trump administration included freezing $2.2 billion in federal grants and $60 million in contracts over alleged anti-semitism behaviour on campus.
The Trump administration’s actions stem from allegations that Harvard has become a breeding ground for antisemitic rhetoric and discriminatory practices.
The administration had initially asked Harvard to present records on international students involved in “misconduct” or protests deemed “illegal” or “antisemitic.”
The administration also accused the university of fostering a “hostile” environment for Jewish students and promoting “pro-Hamas sympathies” while criticizing its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies.
However, Harvard denied all allegations, also vowing to fight back in court against what it described as retaliatory attacks.
