A dramatic collision between Harvard University And this Trump administration Above Opponents policies Can steal from a wrong letter, according to A New York Times Report Citing several sources familiar with the situation.
Harvard received a letter from the Antismitism Task Force of the White House on April 11, which had a series of demands about working, admission and course, which were considered impossible to accept by university officials. An official of the Trump administration told Harvard Days that to say that the letter was “unauthorized” and “should not have been sent,” NYT said.
Despite the disaster, the administration has doubled threatening Harvard. Federal funds And Tax-free position After the university dismisses the demands of the letter publicly. A senior White House official, Me Melman, told The Times, “It was misconduct from Harvard’s lawyers that they could not pick up the phone and call the members of the AntisaMitism Task Force, calling them for weeks. Instead, Harvard went into a aggrieved campaign instead.”
The letter of April 11 was allegedly signed by three top Trump officials – Josh Gruenboum (General Services Administration), Thomas Wheeler (Education Department), and Sean Keweni (Department of Health and Human Services). According to the three sources cited by NYT, Keweni, who is also on the Antisemitism Task Force, sent a letter.
While its content was confirmed as authentic, there is confusion on why and how the letter was sent. Some people in the White House said that it might have been released ahead of time, while others believed that it was only for internal circulation among the members of the task force, NTT reported.
The time proved to be a paval. In the weeks to April 11, Harvard and the administration were in the ongoing dialogue about antismitism at the campus, hoping to avoid a public clash. But after receiving the letter and destabilizing his demands, Harvard chose to go publicly.
That step inspired an increase from the Trump administration. A senior White House official defended the letter and criticized Harvard for not continuing the discussion privately.
The New York Times described this episode as a “tectonic battle” among the most elite institutions and White House in the US – a one that may have been sprayed by internal misunderstandings.
