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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

President Donald Trump has called for Harvard University to lose a valuable tax break, hours after his administration announced it is freezing more than $2bn (1.5bn) in federal funds for the elite institution.

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"The White House has demanded the oldest university in the US make changes to hiring, admissions and teaching practices which it says will help fight antisemitism on campus.

Since returning to office, Trump has pushed to reshape top universities by threatening to withhold federal funds that are mostly designated for research.

Harvard became the first major US university to reject his administration's demands on Monday, accusing the White House of trying to "control" its community.

In a Tuesday morning post on social media, Trump threatened to go beyond withholding the federal funds and targeted Harvard tax-exempt status."

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""Perhaps Harvard should lose its Tax Exempt Status and be Taxed as a Political Entity if it keeps pushing political, ideological, and terrorist inspired/supporting "Sickness?" he wrote on Truth Social. "Remember, Tax Exempt Status is totally contingent on acting in the PUBLIC INTEREST!"

Losing the exemption could cost Harvard millions of dollars each year.

Later on Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump wanted the university to apologize for what his administration says is continuing tolerance of antisemitism.

"[Trump] wants to see Harvard apologize, and Harvard should apologize," Leavitt said."

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Petty Nazi Tyrant being petty.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-04-15 03:05 PM | Reply

"Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions -- rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking concrete steps to make sure all students at Harvard can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect," Obama posted on X late Monday.

"Let's hope other institutions follow suit."

abcnews.go.com

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-04-15 03:08 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#1: Antisemitism? The President of Harvard University, Dr. Alan M. Garber, is an Ashkenazi Jew: www.harvard.edu

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-04-15 03:12 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

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There you go again with that REALITY stuff!

Trumpers don' need no stinking reality.... they have the Cult fantasy lies.

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2025-04-15 03:20 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"The White House has demanded"

Republicans don't see any problem with the government dictating every aspect of how private companies run their business.

Quite the opposite, they think it's been a long time coming.

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-15 07:18 PM | Reply

Honestly, I'm fine with this. And then when the next Democratic president gets in office, we can start taxing the churches as well. Win win!

#6 | Posted by bartimus at 2025-04-15 07:23 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Schools should follow the orange rapist's example and start looting cancer charities.

#7 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-04-15 07:26 PM | Reply

Fat Donnie Loser is a cunt

#8 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-04-15 11:46 PM | Reply

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