Trump Announces End to Harvard DHS Grants

Thursday, May 01, 2025

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the move by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to pull all grants for Harvard University was "good," as "the students they have, the professors they have, the attitude they have is not American."

Posted by lfthndthrds at 08:33 PM | 42 COMMENTS | permalink

The Resistance Is Here In recent weeks, more higher ed leaders and faculty members have been joining forces across institutions and taking public stands against Trump's policies. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3YNTqAL

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-- Inside Higher Ed (@insidehighered.com) April 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM

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He's a ------- clown, and you're a ------- idiot.

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-04-30 08:44 PM

"the attitude they have is not American."

Republicans approve of this new era of Thought Police.

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-30 08:48 PM

Can a Trump supporter, possible the poster of this thread, explain why you support this action.

Is it because Harvard students and professors won't pledge fealty to Trump?

Harvard University, founded October 28, 1636.

I'm sure imagine Harvard will have a response.

Probably litigation.

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-30 08:50 PM

I'm sure ~~imagine~~ Harvard will have a response.

#4 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-30 08:52 PM

"...the students they have, the professors they have, the attitude they have is not American."

And Donald gets to decide who/what qualifies as "American".

Where are our resident CENSORSHIP screechers now?

#5 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-04-30 08:54 PM

"POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS"

What does Trump want Harvard to do?

What is your reaction to that?

#6 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-04-30 08:55 PM

Donald gets to decide who/what qualifies as "American".

Seems to be the direction this country is heading.

Pretty soon, only landowning, white, Christian men will be allowed to vote.

It's startling how many conservative women are eager to give up their rights.

#7 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-30 08:59 PM

Where are our resident CENSORSHIP screechers now?

This is more about punishing dissent

I wouldn't be surprised if these grants get redirected to Trump University.

#8 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-30 09:02 PM

Can a Trump supporter, possible the poster of this thread, explain why you support this action.

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-30 08:50 PM | Reply | Flag:

It's a private university. Do you understand what that means? Maybe you can answer why TF private universities depend on public money...

Follow the article further

"In a letter to Harvard in mid-April, Trump's administration had called for broad government and leadership reforms at the university as well as changes to its admissions policies. It also demanded the university audit views of diversity on campus and stop recognizing some student clubs."

IF they don't want to comply ----, they don't get the freebies.

#9 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-04-30 09:10 PM

Trump thinks any deal can be "re-negotiated" at any time. As I recall this is one of the tenets of his book, The Art Of The Deal.

He doesn't understand why nobody wants to do business with people like that.

#10 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-30 09:14 PM

"IF they don't want to comply ----, they don't get the freebies."

Generally yes, but it's not quite that simple for the government to impose arbitrary and capricious -- or otherwise unlawful -- new strictures on We The People.

#11 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-30 09:16 PM

Harvard is an independent university. Fat Donnie ------ can suck ass.

#12 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-04-30 09:47 PM

It's a private university.

Didn't you recently post a thread about how much better private schools are than failing public schools?

That. Texas giving public funding for enrollment in private schools was enlightened?

IF they don't want to comply ----, they don't get the freebies.
#9 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTURDS

So, basically:

Is it because Harvard students and professors won't pledge fealty to Trump?
#3 | POSTED BY CLOWNSHACK

Thanks.

#13 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-30 10:25 PM

"IF they don't want to comply..."

And by that, he means "teach that Donald Trump actually WON the 2020 election", or face the consequences.

#14 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-05-01 02:37 AM

Wow, more liberal tears for the 1%. You dopes are the biggest bunch of -------- around.

#15 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-05-01 03:42 AM

more liberal tears for the 1%.

Hypocrite.

You love the 1%, like Trump and Musk and the entire Trump cabinet.

They're your masters.

#16 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-05-01 02:53 PM

#15 | Posted by ScottS

Snotty Scotty, the biggest coward on this site, is also the biggest idiot. Who'da thunk it??

#17 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-05-01 04:38 PM

The mush-brained nonce started gibbering about Harlem when asked about Harvard.

www.mediaite.com

#18 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-01 10:24 PM

Translation: Trump is destroying each and every independent power in the country, people who didn't vote for him. The educational system teaches kids to think and reason...they are the enemy of the fascist.

#19 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-05-02 08:18 AM

"the attitude they have is not American."

From the representative of the New and Improved House Un-American Activities Committee.

images.app.goo.gl

The more things change in the more they stay the same.

#20 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-02 12:43 PM

Harvard will continue on very well without our tax dollars so am glad this is tasking place. If you hae a problem with that you should Google how large endowment fund they have.

#21 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-05-02 02:59 PM

"Harvard will continue on very well without our tax dollars so am glad this is tasking place"

How does it benefit us that the United States is surrendering our leadership role in the global high-tech economy?

How is that good?

#22 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-02 03:01 PM

How the Republican Party became the party of anti intellectualism is beyond me.

The way the minds of exploiters function reminds me of the way psychopaths behave.

Republicans are psychopaths.

#23 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-05-02 03:52 PM

How does it benefit us that the United States is surrendering our leadership role in the global high-tech economy?

How is that good?

#22 | POSTED BY SNOOFY AT 2025-05-02 03:01 PM | FLAG: As long os our private economy hi tech companies continue to innovate, as well as new ones being formed that is not a problem except in your mind.

#24 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-05-02 04:03 PM

"As long os our private economy hi tech companies continue to innovate"

You're missing the point.
They're not going to be able to do as much of that.
Why? Because Government funding drives that high tech research and development.

#25 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-02 07:03 PM

Democrats have destroyed their "party" culturally and politically fallen behind the times and thus now lack support of most Americans. Lack of common sense and normality means lack of support from others with sense. There is no longer any contagion for their behavior and beliefs.

The Dems have become a pouting sad depressing pathetic lot that believe acting angry, speaking in low life and clueless is great. No one has support for them anymore except a few other angry Dems. They foment anti intellectualism.

#26 | Posted by Robson at 2025-05-02 08:57 PM

MAGA Intellectuals?

bwahahahahahahhaha!!

He must mean Stephen Miller:

www.commondreams.org

#27 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-02 09:11 PM

Politically biased institutional oligarchy elites such as academia and the MSM and Wall Street and war mongering neocons have sucked the wherewithal out of our country and replaced it with foreign nationalization and our trillions in debt.

Why is the public forced to subsidize politically biased institutions?

#28 | Posted by Robson at 2025-05-03 10:28 AM

#28 | Posted by Robson

You're a Holocaust denier, ROBSON.

What right do you have to an opinion?

In a few days I'll be visiting the graves of Americans who died fighting people like you.

#29 | Posted by Zed at 2025-05-03 11:07 AM

Why is the public forced to subsidize politically biased institutions?

#28 | POSTED BY ROBSON

No one was "forced" to do anything liar.

Congress choose to approve these grants.

YOUR representatives in Congress that YOU had the opportunity to vote for (or against) passed a law.

"A grant is a grant. We don't have to give grants. So we'll pull back the grants," Trump said during a Cabinet meeting after Noem relayed the news.

A grant is NOT just a grant. A grant is an appropriation from Congress. A grant that is appropriated by Congress is the law. Withholding funds appropriated by Congress is against the law.

The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 provides that the president may propose rescission of specific funds, but that rescission must be approved by both the House of Representatives and Senate within 45 days. In effect, the requirement removed the impoundment power, since Congress is not required to vote on the rescission and, in fact, has ignored the vast majority of presidential requests.

I am not a lawyer but seems to me in 45 days the monies Trumpy has attempted to illegally impound will be fully have to be fully restored. Unless Congress votes to approve the impoundments.

If this is correct I predict Harvard will prevail.

#30 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-03 11:09 AM

- warmongering neocons

He says as his cult leader submits the largest military budget ever

#31 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-03 11:23 AM

"If this is correct I predict Harvard will prevail."

Probably, but this isn't even about Harvard.

Harvard is just a convenient whipping boy.

This is about the President testing the limits of Executive power.

#32 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-03 11:45 AM

#32

Agreed. But every defeat sets those limits more firmly in stone.

#33 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-03 12:01 PM

"sets those limits more firmly in stone."

Not really.

Trump is still ignoring the Supreme Court's 9-0 decision that Kilmar needs to receive Due Process.

#34 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-03 01:15 PM

well it all makes sense now

"you people" along with other supporters of world wide terrorists

groups are threatened that hamas supporting inciters of violence

may have to stop.

--and "you people" still wonder why dems were beaten by "hitler"

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

#35 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-05-03 02:21 PM

Trump is still ignoring the Supreme Court's 9-0 decision that Kilmar needs to receive Due Process.

#34 | Posted by snoofy a

OR he's listening to the 61% dem favorable 2028 nominee

and the former biden member who said the judge was

overstepping his bounds.

www.youtube.com

#36 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-05-03 02:30 PM

the woman with 2 things going for her telling biden

to ignore a judge's ruling.

most of you may not have seen that because dem media would be
shut out for reporting ......truth

#37 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-05-03 02:32 PM

Trump's trying to revoke Harvard's non-profit status.

A bigger problem? "Evangelical" churches who have urged their congregations to vote for (anti-Christian) MAGA politicians.

#38 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2025-05-03 02:54 PM

Shrimpdick buh-lieves polls top laws?

Figures.

#39 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-03 03:48 PM

@#38 ... A bigger problem? "Evangelical" churches who have urged their congregations to vote for (anti-Christian) MAGA politicians. ...

Agreed.

#40 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-03 03:59 PM

STD doesn't believe in anything beyond his failure and his salvation through his lord trump.

#41 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-05-03 04:06 PM

- (anti-Christian) MAGA politicians.

They know not what they do. There are hardcore atheists who are more Christian in their ways than are most Trumpers.

In the Revelations story, much of the Church, maybe most of it in the Fourth Reich nation, turn to a charismatic political Cult Leader and a False Prophet, prolly a Pope a Dope Trumper, too... instead of following said ways.

What the Abrahamic Religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all known for from their founding; right up there along with the 10 Strong Suggestions and Calvary... is their founding commitment to:

neighbors, immigrants, foreigners, and strangers, loving one another, not condemning people not like oneself; putting others before oneself, and not loving money for it's own sake.

All of which is what the Church of Trump; Fake Christians, Political Nazis, and Elitist Wealthy are using to divide and conquer America... quickly turning us into 3rd World Power.

Thanks, Trumpers!!

#42 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-03 04:20 PM

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