Former President Donald Trump is contemplating reallocating a $3 billion grant, intended for Harvard University, to trade schools across the nation. He expressed this idea on his social media platform, Truth Social, stating, "I am considering withdrawing the $3 billion grant money from a highly anti-Semitic organization like Harvard and distributing it to trade schools nationwide. This would be a fantastic investment for America, which is greatly needed!"

This statement comes amid escalating tensions between Trump and the Ivy League institution. Recently, the Trump administration attempted to prevent Harvard from enrolling foreign students. Furthermore, Trump has taken steps to freeze nearly $3 billion in federal grants allocated to Harvard, prompting the university to file a lawsuit to restore the funding. Most of this funding is sourced from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through congressional appropriations, typically used to support biomedical research, which is generally not associated with trade schools.

As of now, Harvard has not responded to Trump's remarks. The White House has also not clarified which specific grant Trump aims to target. In his Truth Social post, Trump accused Harvard of withholding information: "We are still waiting for the list of foreign students from Harvard so we can determine how many radical lunatics and troublemakers should not be allowed back into our country after spending billions of dollars on them. Harvard is very slow to provide these documents, and perhaps for good reason!"

Trump also criticized the university's legal strategy, stating, "The best thing for Harvard is that they searched around and found the best judge – but don’t worry, in the end, the government will win!" Last Friday, a federal judge temporarily halted the Trump administration's efforts to revoke Harvard's ability to enroll foreign students, labeling this policy as retaliation against the university's political resistance. This ruling provided temporary relief to over 7,000 international students who faced the risk of being forced to leave the U.S. or transfer to other schools. Approximately 27% of Harvard's total enrollment consists of international students.