Trump, Harvard and commencement
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A federal judge has extended an injunction on the Trump Administration's attempt to halt Harvard's student visa program.
The larger legal battle between Harvard and the Trump administration could raise questions of retaliation versus executive authority.
President Donald Trump has again trained his ire on Harvard University, accusing the school Monday of “judge shopping” in its legal battle with the White House and threatening to cut off $3 billion in federal grant funding over its handling of anti-Israel protests.
“We believe that the government overreach and devastating attacks on scientific and medical research are unwarranted and unlawful, and so we have taken legal ... Trump said Wednesday that ...
“Look, Harvard has been a disaster,” Trump said Wednesday at the swearing-in ceremony of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, accusing the administrators of being “totally antisemitic” over their handling of last year’s Gaza demonstrations.
The Administration’s move is the latest escalation in its attack on elite universities across the U.S., with heavy penalties levied on Harvard, including a threat to revoke the university’s tax-exempt status. Those penalties have only grown more severe as Harvard has refused to capitulate to the Administration’s demands.
The White House press secretary dished on the administration's position about skills that America "needs" in its society.