U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a fresh warning to Harvard University, threatening to cut an additional $1 billion in federal research funding, intensifying his administration’s crackdown on elite universities over their handling of pro-Palestinian protests and alleged antisemitism.
The move follows a series of escalating actions by the Trump administration targeting top academic institutions, including Harvard and Columbia, over what it describes as a failure to curb antisemitic sentiments on campuses. These institutions have been at the center of nationwide student protests condemning Israel’s military actions in Gaza.