Trump wants Harvard to pay him 1 billion in "compensation." 🚨
According to U.S. President Donald Trump, he plans to use the legal system to demand that Harvard University reimburse $1 billion for damages. This statement surfaced a few hours after the New York Times, citing unnamed sources, reported that the White House allegedly turned down a demand to recoup $200 million from the university. Trump and Harvard have been at odds for roughly a year.
Trump stated on the social media platform Truth Social on Monday that his administration will not be continuing its relationship with Harvard University and is demanding a billion dollars in compensation.
The president's statement does not, however, specify whether a lawsuit has already been brought or what, in his view, the precise nature of the harm the university has caused.
Trump's post surfaced soon after the New York Times published an article about talks between Harvard and the White House. According to the article, as part of an agreement on professional training programs, the president's administration has abandoned the demand to transfer $200 million. Four anonymous interlocutors who represented both the federal government and the university served as the information's sources.
As the newspaper pointed out, talks about putting professional training programs into place have been going on since the summer and are a part of a larger conversation about the university's policy. The New York Times reported that Harvard was willing to spend as much as $500 million on these initiatives. However, the publication claims that the Trump administration later renounced its earlier requirement that 200 million of this sum be paid directly to the government. These reports were refuted by Trump.
The president claimed that Harvard's professional training model was too complicated, unworkable, and had little chance of success.