Trump threatens to send Harvard grant money to trade schools


By Xia Lin
  • World
  • Tuesday, 27 May 2025

NEW YORK, May 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to divert billions in grant dollars away from Harvard University and give those funds to trade schools across the United States, escalating his clash with the elite institution.

"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 said in a post on social media. "What a great investment that would be for the USA, and so badly needed!!!"

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