US EditionTrump says Harvard students need ‘remedial math’, can't add 2+2 in attack on international students
- The Trump administration announced a plan in early May 2025 to ban international students from enrolling at Harvard University, prompting immediate legal action.
- This move aimed to address alleged unsafe campus conditions and discriminatory diversity policies, with Homeland Security revoking Harvard's certification amid broader federal scrutiny.
- Harvard sued the administration last month to block funding cuts and visa restrictions, with a federal judge issuing a temporary restraining order allowing international admissions to continue.
- President Trump stated at a White House event that many foreign students "need remedial math" and questioned how some admitted students can "add 2 plus 2."
- The dispute places nearly 7,000 international students—over a quarter of Harvard's enrollment—in limbo and signals ongoing tensions between the administration and elite universities.
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Harvard's math crisis: Trump's jab, remedial classes and a deeper problem
Harvard’s 2023 remedial math course is back in the spotlight after Trump mocked students’ basic math skills, reigniting debate over admissions, international student policies, and academic standards, exposing wider cracks in the US education system.
ThePatriotLight - Why Trump Is Really Putting Pressure on Harvard, Explained
ThePatriotLight - On Friday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed the latest administration moves at Harvard. Marlow said, “[T]hey specifically court foreign donors to try to get money” which puts American students at a disadvantage since they now have to be better than those students “and it takes a bold leader like Donald Trump to finally say, we’re no longer going to do this.” He added that “this is th…
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