‘A Disgress’: Donald Trump targeted Harvard University amid funding freeze of $ 2.2 billion

US President Donald Trump on Thursday extended the ongoing struggle of his administration with Harvard University, labeled the IV League Institution as an “insult” as federal agencies took unprecedented steps against their funding, tax status and ability to host international students.
Talking to reporters outside the White House, Trump gave a scary rebuke of the university, stating what he called his failure to maintain American values. “I think Harvard is an insult,” Trump called him “clearly antisemitic”.
Talking about those reports further that the Internal Revenue Service was planning to remove the tax-free situation of Harvard, Trump, while addressing the press at the White House, claimed not to know the status of his conclusions. He did not think that a final verdict was pronounced, and indicated that other schools were subject to investigation. He said about the report, “I am not involved in it. It is being handled by lawyers. I read about it as you did.” However, talk about the discount, he said, “The tax-free situation, I mean, it is a privilege. It is actually a privilege, and it has been much abused than Harvard.”
Then naming other universities, he said, “When you take a look at whether it is Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, I don’t know what is going on, but when you see how badly they have acted and other ways. So we will see it very strongly.”

The Homeland Security Department ordered a detailed records on foreign students allegedly incorporated into “illegal and violent activities” by the Homeland Security Department. In a separate action, the administration canceled two federal grants of $ 2.7 million and deposited more than $ 2 billion in additional funds for research and educational programs.
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Harvard, the oldest and wealthiest university in the United States, became a primary goal after denying federal demands to discipline students activists, modify admission policies and monitor international students for ideological alignment with “American values”.
In an open challenge for the government, Harvard President Alan Garber announced on Monday that the university would not submit a political demands citing constitutional security. “Harvard will not surrender his freedom or abandon his constitutional rights,” the university said in a statement.
Earlier, Trump has also questioned whether Harvard should maintain his tax-free position as a non-profit institution, writing on the truth social that university actions may violate the laws that control charitable institutions. While the federal law prevents the President from starting the IRS investigation directly, the authorities confirmed that there was a review of Harvard standing before his comment.
Former Harvard Chairman and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summer condemned the effort, called it “misuse of executive power”, as quoted by Reuters.
The aggressive stance of the administration has spewed an alarm in Academia, especially among international students. In Harvard, where 27% of students come from abroad, many expressed fear that their legal status is in danger.
“Harvard is not just Harvard without his international community,” said a Swedish senior study economics and Sarkar Leo Girden. “We feel like a goal, and it’s terrible.”
After the leadership of Harvard in defying the pressure of the government, the deadlock appears far away with stresses and institutions like Columbia University. “It’s not just about Harvard,” said Professor of democracy Archan Fung. “This is about whether the educational institutions can be independent of political force.”