"Teaches Hate, Stupidity" Trump Calls Harvard A "Joke" Amid His Pressure Campaign On Universities

Earlier this week, Harvard became the first university to refuse to comply with the Trump administration’s requirements. This now sets up a showdown between the federal government and America’s oldest and wealthiest university. Federal officials are freezing $2.2 billion in multiyear grants to Harvard, along with a $60 million contract. Trump and his top aides are exerting control on the country’s top colleges by threatening to withhold of huge sums of federal research money. They want to shift the ideological tilt of the higher education system, which they see as hostile to conservatives and more inclined towards liberals.00:00 Introduction00:32 Trump punishes Harvard after the university refused to comply with his demands1:00 Defiant Harvard says it won’t surrender its freedom for funds4:11 Trump administration accuses Harvard of not curbing anti-Semitism on campus6:31 Trump wants to shift the ideological tilt of the higher education system in US n18oc_world n18oc_crux