US EditionTrump seeks $1 billion from Harvard University in damages
The Trump administration alleges Harvard mishandled antisemitism during protests and demands $1 billion in damages amid ongoing legal battles over federal funding and campus policies.
- On Feb 2, President Donald Trump said his administration will seek One Billion Dollars in damages from Harvard University following a New York Times report and posted the demand on Truth Social.
- The dispute stems from federal investigations after the Trump administration said Harvard mishandled antisemitic harassment following the October 7, 2023 attacks and revoked around $2 billion in federal research grants.
- The New York Times reported that Harvard's governing board met Monday as negotiations, mediated by Stephen A. Schwarzman, showed Trump dropped a $200 million demand.
- A federal judge previously blocked efforts to cut off billions in research grants while litigation continues, and other Ivy League schools struck deals to preserve funding.
- Threats to tax-exempt status and university patents show the White House's higher-education campaign aims for a political win, with a deal seen as a victory amid sagging approval ratings.
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Donald Trump seeks $1billion in damages from Harvard for 'antisemitism'
President Trump has announced his administration is seeking $1billion in damages from Harvard University as the latest step in an ongoing feud over allegations of antisemitism.In a Truth Social post late on Monday, Mr Trump accused the Ivy League school of being “strongly antisemitic”, and that Alan Garber, Harvard president, “has done a terrible job of rectifying a very bad situation for his institution and, more importantly, America itself”.Wi…
Trump seeks $1 billion in damages from Harvard University over ‘serious and heinous illegalities’
Harvard University has been a main target of the Trump administration’s attempt to leverage federal funding in order to crack down on antisemitism and “woke" ideology.
Trump Admin Seeks $1B from Harvard
President Trump announced that his administration is demanding that Harvard University pay $1 billion in damages caused by its antisemitic actions. “Strongly Antisemitic Harvard University has been feeding a lot of ‘nonsense’ to The Failing New York Times. Harvard has been, for a long time, behaving very badly! They wanted to do a convoluted job training concept, but it was turned down in that it was wholly inadequate and would not have been, in…
‘Completely Wrong’: Trump Demands $1 Billion From Harvard, Contradicting New York Times Report
President Donald Trump announced that he is seeking $1 billion in damages from Harvard University and flatly rejected a New York Times report claiming that his administration had backtracked on demands for a financial payment to resolve charges of anti-Semitism and civil rights violations. The post ‘Completely Wrong’: Trump Demands $1 Billion From Harvard, Contradicting New York Times Report appeared first on .
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