Court blocks Trump’s fund cuts to Harvard over free speech
A US federal court overturned the Trump administration’s decision to cut funds for Harvard University, finding the move violates the school’s right to free speech.
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- A federal judge ruled in Harvard’s favor in legal disputes with the Trump administration.
- The judge said the administration used anti-Semitism as a “smoke screen” to target universities.
- Contrary to social media speculation, Baron Trump did not apply to Harvard. He is at NYU.
A federal judge handed Harvard the victory on September 3rd in a legal battle with President Donald Trump’s administration.
Harvard is one of several universities targeted by the Trump administration and claims that the school hasn’t done enough to protect Jewish students. Harvard ignored the administration’s orders and brought the matter to court. US District Judge Alison Burrows governed the school in his quest to regain access to $3 billion in federal research funding. The judge said the accused under the administration “used anti-Semitism as a smokescreen for targeted, ideologically motivated attacks against the country’s finest universities.”
The White House condemned the ruling and vowed to appeal, USA Today reported earlier. When the trip to Harvard began earlier this year, it began social media provocations suggested without evidence that the president might have a personal revenge against the school. If so, it doesn’t appear to be from Baron Trump, the president’s college son.
Has Baron Trump been rejected by Harvard?
no. He did not apply, according to the First Ladies Office.
“Baron did not apply to Harvard and claims that he or anyone on his behalf is completely wrong,” said Nick Clemens, a spokesman for the First Lady’s office, in an email on May 27.
Harvard University did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
In the months leading up to the 2024 presidential election, the president’s youngest son attended a Florida rally, and at the time Donald Trump confirmed his plans to go to Baron Trump’s university.
“He’s now gone to college and got into all the colleges he wanted,” Donald Trump rallyed in Doral, Florida on July 9, 2024. “He makes his choice and he’s a very nice guy.”
Will Baron Trump go to college?
Baron Trump recently began his sophomore at NYU’s Stern School of Business. He is expected to graduate in the class of 2028.
Where did President Donald Trump’s other children go to school?
Baron Trump broke tradition when he chose NYU, the first of Trump’s five children. Here are the places where other Trump children graduated:
- Donald Trump Jr.: University of Pennsylvania in 2000
- Ivanka Trump: University of Pennsylvania in 2004
- Eric Trump: Georgetown University in 2006
- Tiffany Trump: University of Pennsylvania in 2016 and Georgetown Law School in 2020
Trump’s fight against Harvard explained
Trump threatened to withhold funds from several U.S. universities under all anti-Semitism flags if he fails to comply with federal orders. He argued that the system was not sufficient to fight anti-Semitism during its protests against the war in Gaza, which led to both anti-Semitism and Islamhophobia allegations.
Harvard rejects administration orders that include termination of all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, hiring external auditors, ensuring that universities host diverse ideological perspectives, renewing the admissions process and banning “hostile to American values and institutions engraved in the US Constitution and declaration of independence.”
Violating the order puts billions of dollars in federal funds and Harvard’s tax-free status in jeopardy.
Where did President Donald Trump go to university?
President Donald Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School in May 1968 with a degree in economics.
However, he did not spend all four years at Wharton. Trump began his college days at Fordham University in the Bronx in 1964, but moved to Wharton two years later.
contribution: Zachary Schermele, Ginnifer Gant, Antoo Fins, Kachalan Kacha, Yak Jeremy Yak, USA Today Network
Kinsey Crowley is a Trump Connect reporter for the USA Today Network. Contact her at kcrowley@gannett.com. Follow her on X and Tiktok @kinseycrowley or Bluesky @kinseycrowley.bsky.social.
