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President Donald Trump is once again taking a stand against what he calls the corruption and radicalism infecting America’s elite institutions—this time, by hitting Harvard University where it hurts most: its wallet.
In a bold move that’s shaking the halls of the Ivy League, Trump’s General Services Administration (GSA) has issued a directive to all federal agencies: cancel every remaining contract with Harvard University.
The directive, sent May 27, urges the termination of roughly $100 million in existing deals with the school and calls on agencies to seek “alternative vendors for future services.”
“As fiduciaries to the taxpayer, the government has a duty to ensure procurement dollars go to vendors who promote and champion principles of nondiscrimination and the national interest,” the GSA wrote.
This comes on the heels of Trump freezing a staggering $3.2 billion in federal grants previously flowing into Harvard’s coffers.
The reason?
According to the Trump administration, Harvard has failed to uphold basic American values and instead has embraced race-based discrimination, globalist elitism, and even antisemitic sympathies.
Race-Based Policies, Pro-Hamas Protests, and Foreign Secrets
The administration's memo lists a litany of grievances against Harvard:
- Racial discrimination in admissions and hiring.
- Antisemitic incidents on campus and a refusal to protect Jewish students.
- Pro-Hamas sympathies and violent protest activity.
- Failure to comply with federal requests for foreign student records.
Trump took to Truth Social to call out Harvard’s lack of transparency, posting:
“Almost 31% of their students are from foreign lands… yet those countries, some not at all friendly to the United States, pay nothing. We want to know who those foreign students are. Reasonable request!”
He also slammed the university for failing to cooperate with Homeland Security's requests for protest footage, disciplinary records, and evidence of campus threats linked to foreign students.
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Noem: Harvard Creating Unsafe, Hostile Environment
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem backed the president’s stance last week, revoking Harvard’s ability to host foreign students under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program. Her statement was damning:
“Harvard has perpetuated an unsafe campus environment that is hostile to Jewish students, promotes pro-Hamas sympathies, and employs racist ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ policies.”
The administration cited insufficient cooperation from Harvard in releasing critical documentation related to threats, protests, and potential crimes involving foreign students.
Contracts on the Chopping Block
Some of the contracts now facing the axe include:
- $527,000 for Harvard ManageMentor licenses.
- $523,000 for dietary research related to energy drinks.
- $49,858 from the NIH to study coffee consumption.
- $25,800 for executive training from the Department of Homeland Security.
It’s a small slice of the pie for a university with a $52 billion endowment, but symbolically powerful. Trump’s message is clear: no more taxpayer money for radical institutions.
Trump: Time to Invest in Trade Schools Instead
Trump isn’t just slamming Harvard—he’s proposing an alternative.
In a Monday Truth Social post, he said he’s “considering taking Three Billion Dollars of Grant Money away from a very antisemitic Harvard, and giving it to TRADE SCHOOLS all across our land.”
“What a great investment that would be for the USA, and so badly needed!!!” he added.
The suggestion hits on a core theme of Trump’s agenda: empowering working-class Americans and dismantling elitist pipelines that funnel power through ideologically compromised institutions.
Legal Battle Brewing
Harvard is already fighting back in court. The university has filed a lawsuit seeking to reverse the $3.2 billion grant freeze, and has secured a temporary restraining order protecting its certification to host foreign students—at least for now.
But the Trump administration appears unfazed. With a federal court hearing scheduled in Boston this week and growing conservative calls to defund radical universities, this fight is just getting started.
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A Culture War with Consequences
Trump’s action against Harvard is more than a budgetary decision—it’s a symbolic strike against the entrenched liberalism of America's academic elite.
For decades, universities like Harvard have been funded by the very taxpayers they mock, while pushing agendas that divide Americans along racial and ideological lines.
Now, under Trump's leadership, that gravy train is coming to a screeching halt.
"We have a duty to ensure the safeguarding of taxpayer money," the GSA memo reads.
And that duty, Trump says, means cutting off corrupt institutions—and reinvesting in the American people.
