Within hours of Harvard University telling the Trump administration to take its authoritarian wishlist and shove it, President Donald Trump froze $2.3 billion in federal funds.
The trigger for Trump’s latest temper tantrum was Harvard’s refusal to cave to his list of overreaching demands sent under the pretense of fighting antisemitism. Some of those “requests” include eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and screening international students for their political views.
On Monday, Harvard said no.