Impact of Trump administration freezing over $2B in grant money for Harvard
The Trump administration froze over B in grant money for Harvard The freeze comes after Harvard refused to give in to the administration s demands which included an end to diversity programs admissions reforms and banning masks at campus protests Why are the American taxpayers subsidizing a university that has billions of dollars in the bank already mentioned White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt And we certainly should not be funding a place where such grave anti-Semitism exists Former Harvard President and the former U S Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says all Americans will suffer if key research at Harvard and other universities loses funding Look it has a profound effect on all kinds of research programs allegedly largest part pressingly in specific strategies research on curing diseases like cancer diabetes and heart disorder disclosed Summers The university s M contract with the NIH for a tuberculosis inquiry has also been halted The lead Harvard scientist tells NEWS because of that scientists may be laid off She also says researchers may have to kill monkeys being used in a vaccine investigation because they won t have funds to feed and care for them President Trump took to Truth Social suggesting he might take this battle further writing in part Perhaps Harvard should lose its Tax Exempt Status and be Taxed as a Political Entity if it keeps pushing political ideological and terrorist inspired supporting Sickness Remember Tax Exempt Status is totally contingent on acting in the CONSTITUENTS INTEREST Boston Mayor Michell Wu commented it s crucial to see big institutions like Harvard stand up What makes Boston strong is what makes the country strong and these are key industries that save lives and shape the future for generations to come reported Wu
