Trump issues new threat after Harvard University defies US govt demands
Trump issues new threat after Harvard University defies US govt demands
US President Donald Trump has threatened to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status, escalating his administration’s standoff with the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university. The threat follows Harvard’s rejection of federal demands to alter its hiring, admissions, and academic policies. Just a day prior, the administration froze more than $2 billion in federal funding to the university.
US President Donald Trump has threatened to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status, escalating his administration’s standoff with the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university. The threat follows Harvard’s rejection of federal demands to alter its hiring, admissions, and academic policies. Just a day prior, the administration froze more than $2 billion in federal funding to the university.