President Donald Trump suggested transferring federal grants from Harvard University to fund trade schools in a May 26 post on the social media platform 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,” Trump wrote. “What a great investment that would be for the USA, and so badly needed!!!”
The federal government has already canceled almost $3 billion in grants to the university.
This includes $2.2 billion in federal grants canceled in April after the government accused Harvard of failing to combat anti-Semitism on its campus. On May 13, $450 million in grants were canceled by eight federal agencies. Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services said it was terminating $60 million in grants to the university....