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Eugene

(64,198 posts) Mon Mar 31, 2025, 06:26 PM Monday

Trump threatens $9 bn in Harvard funding over 'anti-Semitism'

Source: Agence France-Presse

New York (AFP) – The US government will review $9 billion of funding for Harvard University over alleged anti-Semitism on campus, authorities said Monday, after it cut millions from Columbia University, which has also seen fierce pro-Palestinian student protests.

President Donald Trump has aggressively targeted prestigious universities that saw bitter protests sparked by Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza, stripping their federal funds and directing immigration officers to deport foreign student demonstrators, including those with green cards.

Officials would look at $255.6 million in contracts between Harvard and the government, as well as $8.7 billion in multi-year grant commitments to the prestigious Ivy League institution, the General Services Administration said in a statement.

Critics argue that the Trump administration's campaign is retributive and will have a chilling effect on free speech, while its supporters insist it is necessary to restore order to campuses and to protect Jewish students.

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Trump threatens $9 bn in Harvard funding over 'anti-Semitism' (Original Post) Eugene Monday OP

Trump is increasingly telling us what to think and how to spend our money bucolic_frolic Monday #1

Every university will fold...the only question with Harvard is whether they will fold Prairie Gates Monday #2

Protect Jewish students from what? Bok_Tukalo Monday #3

I'd bet good money he doesn't give a shit about anti-semitism. Initech Monday #4

Where is Alan Dershowitz Sessuch Monday #5

The person he put in charge of combatting iemanja Monday #7

Most people don't so why should he be any different? Behind the Aegis Tuesday #8

He's weaponizing anti-semitism to end free speech iemanja Monday #6

bucolic_frolic

(49,516 posts)

1. Trump is increasingly telling us what to think and how to spend our money

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 06:32 PM

Monday

Do you notice it too?

Prairie Gates

(4,691 posts)

2. Every university will fold...the only question with Harvard is whether they will fold

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 06:33 PM

Monday

more quickly than Columbia.

Bok_Tukalo

(4,446 posts)

3. Protect Jewish students from what?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 06:52 PM

Monday

A drive by shouting?

Initech

(104,400 posts)

4. I'd bet good money he doesn't give a shit about anti-semitism.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 07:31 PM

Monday

Sessuch

(165 posts)

5. Where is Alan Dershowitz

Reply to Initech (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 08:23 PM

Monday

iemanja

(55,756 posts)

7. The person he put in charge of combatting

Reply to Initech (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 11:39 PM

Monday

antisemitism has posted hateful comments about Jews on social media. That proves it’s all a ruse to implement his authoritarian project.

Behind the Aegis

(55,211 posts)

8. Most people don't so why should he be any different?

Reply to Initech (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 12:10 AM

Tuesday

This is nothing more than an excuse and it will, as seen here and other places, simply hurt Jews. This "policy" in no way is actually meant to "protect Jews". It is simply another excuse, and if it goes sideways, or doesn't, Jews will be blamed. A win-win for anti-Semites.

iemanja

(55,756 posts)

6. He's weaponizing anti-semitism to end free speech

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 11:37 PM

Monday

and exert control over universities. The sick thing is how many support this, and not just on the right. It is nothing less than collaborating with fascism.

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