US President Donald Trump escalated his battle with Harvard University after the elite educational institution rejected his demands, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
"Harvard is a laughing stock, it teaches hate and stupidity and it should no longer receive federal funds," Trump wrote on the social network "Truth Social". The US president has said that Harvard University should no longer be included in any list of the best universities or colleges in the world, writing that "Harvard hires almost all progressives, radical leftists, idiots and "chicken brains""".
Trump has accused Harvard, as well as other elite American universities, of instilling leftist ideology and allowing anti-Semitism on their campuses.
Unlike other higher education institutions that have come under pressure, Harvard has refused to implement the changes in faculty hiring and student admissions that Trump has demanded. The president also wants to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs. In response, the Trump administration froze more than $2 billion in federal funding and contracts for Harvard University earlier today. Yesterday, Trump threatened that Harvard could lose its tax-exempt status.