Trump has intensified his confrontation with Harvard University, demanding $1 billion in damages after reports that the university gained concessions in settlement talks amid disputes over protests, campus policies and “woke” ideology
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Donald Trump said on Monday that his administration would seek $1 billion in damages from Harvard University. His statement came after a New York Times report claimed the institution had secured certain concessions during ongoing settlement talks with the government. The development adds to rising tensions over campus protests, university policies and earlier rounds of negotiation.
“We are now seeking One Billion Dollars in damages, and want nothing further to do, into the future, with Harvard University,”
Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
Dispute over campus policies and protests
Trump officials have accused Harvard and other colleges of promoting so-called “woke” ideology while failing to sufficiently protect Jewish students during pro-Palestinian protests, filing legal complaints and demanding exorbitant payouts.
Critics have called it a pressure campaign by the administration on liberal universities.
Fellow Ivy League institution Columbia University agreed to pay the Trump administration $200 million last summer and pledged to obey rules that bar it from taking race into consideration in admissions or hiring.
The University of Pennsylvania, another Ivy League institution, also bowed to Trump administration concerns last year, announcing it would ban transgender women from participating in women’s sports.
Conflicting signals over settlement terms
The NYT reported earlier on Monday that Trump had dropped his administration’s demands for a settlement payout of $200 million from Harvard, after protracted talks.
Trump told reporters last September that negotiations were close to reaching a $500 million settlement with Harvard, with part of the deal including the opening of trade schools.
“They wanted to do a convoluted job training concept, but it was turned down in that it was wholly inadequate and would not have been, in our opinion, successful,” Trump said in his post late Monday evening.
“It was merely a way of Harvard getting out of a large cash settlement of more than 500 Million Dollars, a number that should be much higher for the serious and heinous illegalities that they have committed,” he added, without specifying what laws Harvard has allegedly broken.
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