Trump Demands $1 Billion from Harvard After Backing Down on $2.2 Billion Settlement, Journalist Say.
President Donald Trump has demanded that Harvard University pay him $1 billion after the New York Times reported earlier this month that he had dropped his demands for hundreds of millions of dollars in funding as part of a settlement.
The latest development comes after it was initially thought that Trump had agreed to a deal with the university, only to pull back and claim that Harvard was trying to get out of paying any money. The New York Times reported that the administration had decided to pursue further negotiations, but ultimately dropped its demands for funds in exchange for less stringent control over Harvard's hiring practices.
However, Trump took issue with this report and claimed on his social media platform, Truth Social, that he would be seeking $1 billion from Harvard instead. He also disputed the Times' reporting, saying it was "completely wrong" and demanded a correction.
The move is seen as an attempt by Trump to maintain leverage in his dispute with Harvard. Despite being unsuccessful in court earlier this year, when a judge ruled in favor of Harvard over its $2.2 billion research funding cut, the administration appears determined to keep pushing for compensation from the university.
Harvard has long argued that it was unfairly targeted by the Trump administration's actions and is likely to continue fighting against any attempts to restrict its hiring practices or impose financial penalties.
The standoff between Trump and Harvard highlights the ongoing tensions between the executive branch and academia, with many institutions pushing back against what they see as overreach by the government.
President Donald Trump has demanded that Harvard University pay him $1 billion after the New York Times reported earlier this month that he had dropped his demands for hundreds of millions of dollars in funding as part of a settlement.
The latest development comes after it was initially thought that Trump had agreed to a deal with the university, only to pull back and claim that Harvard was trying to get out of paying any money. The New York Times reported that the administration had decided to pursue further negotiations, but ultimately dropped its demands for funds in exchange for less stringent control over Harvard's hiring practices.
However, Trump took issue with this report and claimed on his social media platform, Truth Social, that he would be seeking $1 billion from Harvard instead. He also disputed the Times' reporting, saying it was "completely wrong" and demanded a correction.
The move is seen as an attempt by Trump to maintain leverage in his dispute with Harvard. Despite being unsuccessful in court earlier this year, when a judge ruled in favor of Harvard over its $2.2 billion research funding cut, the administration appears determined to keep pushing for compensation from the university.
Harvard has long argued that it was unfairly targeted by the Trump administration's actions and is likely to continue fighting against any attempts to restrict its hiring practices or impose financial penalties.
The standoff between Trump and Harvard highlights the ongoing tensions between the executive branch and academia, with many institutions pushing back against what they see as overreach by the government.
this whole thing just shows how out of touch trump is with reality newsflash: just because u tweet doesnt mean its true btw has anyone else noticed how his ego just cant handle getting called out by a newspaper? 
. Trump's demands are getting more and more out of hand, and it's just not fair to Harvard or any other institution that's being targeted by his administration. The fact that he's trying to back down from a $2.2 billion settlement and then demand $1 billion is just laughable 
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. Trump's tweet about the New York Times being "completely wrong" is just inflammatory, and it's not going to resolve anything 
. We need institutions like Harvard to stand up for themselves and push back against this kind of overreach.
. As a society, we need to be more critical of how power is being wielded and who's being held accountable 
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that's just weak sauce, trump should be worried about being taken down again by the court system 
. let him try to take Harvard down, but it's not like he's got a track record of winning these things 
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i feel bad for harvard tho they're just trying to protect themselves against trump's ego trip 
i mean, i get it, he's trying to play hardball, but this is just gonna end up being a huge waste of time and money. like, what's the end goal here? is he really that delusional about his own importance? and honestly, $1 billion? that's just laughable. harvard's got more than enough money to take on some petty lawsuit from trump. it's just gonna be a big headache for them in the long run 