US EditionFrom tariffs to universities, Trump’s negotiating style is often less dealmaking and more coercion
UNITED STATES, JUL 13 – Trump has cut over $2.8 billion in federal funding to universities and imposed tariffs on multiple countries to pressure institutions and advance his political goals, officials said.
- Over the past week, President Trump implemented tariffs against trade partners, increased efforts to persuade the Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates, and initiated a probe into higher education institutions.
- These actions followed Trump's initial plan for sweeping tariffs in April, which caused financial market backlash, leading him to impose a three-month negotiating period before resuming tariffs and investigations.
- The Trump administration cut $2.2 billion in federal funding to Harvard and withdrew $175 million in grants from the University of Pennsylvania, demanding reforms in governance and faculty appointments to counter liberal bias, while also threatening Harvard’s tax-exempt status and its ability to host thousands of international students.
- Economist John C. Brown called Trump's arbitrary tariff moves unprecedented since the 17th century, while Inu Manak warned that Trump's inconsistent approach fosters distrust and questions the value of deals with the U.S.; Trump stated, "They don't set the deal."
- These measures reflect Trump's coercive negotiating style, which critics say undermines pluralism and democratic foundations by prioritizing ultimatums over compromise and tightening control over independent institutions.
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From tariffs to universities, Trump’s negotiating style is often less dealmaking and more coercion
President Donald Trump prides himself on being a dealmaker, but his negotiating style is more ultimatum than compromise.
WASHINGTON- President Donald Trump is proud to be a negotiator, but his negotiating style is more an ultimatum than a compromise.
President Donald Trump applies to U.S. universities the same tariff prescriptions as to his trading partners without much room for negotiations. True to his style, the U.S. president has shown pride in being a negotiator with a unilateral style. Trump has shown pride in being a negotiator who imposes conditions, rather than seeking consensus. During the week, the president imposed new trade tariffs, put pressure on the Federal Reserve to reduce …
Katrin Bennhold is a senior writer for the Times. Stephanie Saul is the Times senior education correspondent Michael C. Bender is a Times correspondent in Washington, covering President Trump’s internal policy agenda. Patricia Cohen is a business correspondent for the times, covering the global economy. Matina Stevis-Gridneff is the head of the Times’ Canada Office. Anupreetas das is a South Asia correspondent for the Times, covering India and i…
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