The ongoing battle between President Trump and Harvard just got a lot more interesting. Now that the school has openly defied the Trump administration’s demands, he has asked the IRS to investigate the possibility of revoking its tax-exempt status.
This would have massive repercussions for Harvard and send a shockwave throughout American higher education.
USA Today reports:
Following Trump threats, IRS may revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status, reports sayThe IRS may revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status after the Ivy League university refused to meet President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging demands for changes in its policies, CNN and the Washington Post reported on April 16.According to the Post, the Trump administration asked the IRS to revoke the Cambridge, Massachusetts university’s tax-exempt status. CNN reported that the agency is making plans to do so.Trump and Harvard are battling over his allegations the university failed to adequately protect Jewish students during pro-Palestinian protests last year, along with his belief the university is a bastion of diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Republicans have for several years been discussing whether to revoke the tax-exempt status of Harvard and other universities they deem “woke” for DEI policies while permitting anti-Israel protests.”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?'” Trump posted to Truth Social on April 15. “Remember, Tax Exempt Status is totally contingent on acting in the PUBLIC INTEREST!”
Do not think that this couldn’t happen.
In an almost equally serious related matter, the Department of Homeland Security just told Harvard that if it doesn’t comply, it could lose its ability to enroll foreign students.
Reuters reports:
Trump administration says Harvard may lose ability to enroll foreign studentsThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Harvard University will lose its ability to enroll foreign students if it does not meet demands from the Trump administration to share information on some visa holders, marking the government’s latest escalation against the educational institution.Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also announced on Wednesday the termination of two DHS grants totaling more than $2.7 million to Harvard.Noem said she wrote a letter to Harvard demanding records on what she called the “illegal and violent activities” of Harvard’s foreign student visa holders by April 30.”And if Harvard cannot verify it is in full compliance with its reporting requirements, the university will lose the privilege of enrolling foreign students,” Noem said in a statement.
Millions of Americans have absolutely had it with this:
Harvard is going to make changes or changes will be made for them.
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