Trump slams Harvard as funding fight heads to court

United States President Donald Trump on Thursday bashed Harvard as an “anti-Semitic, far left institution”, as the prestigious university battles his administration’s funding freeze in court.

Since returning to the White House, Trump has sought to bring several universities to heel over claims they tolerated anti-Semitism on their campuses, threatening their budgets, tax-exempt status and the enrollment of foreign students.

But Harvard has refused to bow, and on Monday filed suit against the Trump administration.