Trump says he’s considering giving $3B of Harvard grant money to trade schools
- On May 26, 2025, President Trump revealed he is weighing the option of withdrawing $3 billion in federal grants currently allocated to Harvard University and reallocating those funds to support trade schools nationwide.
- This move follows a months-long conflict in which the Trump administration has revoked $60 million in grants and barred Harvard from enrolling foreign students pending a lawsuit and court rulings.
- Trump labeled Harvard as strongly antisemitic, accused the university of withholding information about its foreign students, and asserted that authorities would ultimately prevail, while Harvard maintains that these measures threaten academic freedom.
- Harvard, with over 7,000 international students and a $53.2 billion endowment, secured a federal judge's temporary injunction blocking the enrollment ban, and it is suing to restore funding and protect its independence.
- If Trump proceeds, the reallocation of $3 billion to trade schools and related policies could face further legal challenges and intensify a broader political campaign supporting vocational education and targeting elite universities.
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Come At Me, Bro
I propose an alternate strategy: I shall fight Secretary of Education Linda E. McMahon in a televised cage match, the winner of which gets $2.7 billion in federal grants and the power to uphold or destroy America’s continued technological and economic success. Secretary, I hope you brought your mouth guard.


Trump suggests giving trade schools money taken from Harvard
President Donald Trump floated a new plan Monday for the $3 billion he wants to strip from Harvard University.
Trump Considering Shifting $3 Billion Grant From Harvard To Trade Schools
Donald Trump announced he is considering taking $3 billion of grant money from Harvard and giving it to trade schools. Trump added, “What a great investment that would be for the USA, and so badly needed!!!” Truth Social: I am considering taking Three Billion Dollars of Grant Money away from a very antisemitic Harvard, and giving it to TRADE SCHOOLS all across our land. What a great investment that would be for the USA, and so badly needed!!! He…
'What a great investment that would be for the USA!': Trump threatens to redirect $3B from Harvard to trade schools
Former President Donald Trump has escalated his ongoing conflict with Harvard University by threatening to redistribute $3 billion in grant money from the institution to trade schools. This latest development adds to a series of actions Trump has taken against the prestigious university in recent months. According to Politico, the announcement came through Trump’s Truth Social platform on Monday, where he criticized Harvard while suggesting the …
Trump Considers Redirecting $3 Billion in Harvard Grants to US Trade Schools
WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering taking $3 billion of previously awarded grant money for scientific and engineering research away from Harvard University and giving it to trade schools.
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