US President Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering taking $3 billion of grant money away from Harvard University and giving it to trade schools across the United States.

His comments, which were made on Truth Social, come less than a week after his administration blocked Ivy League schools from enrolling foreign students.

Trump also slammed Harvard University last month, calling it an antisemitic, far-left institution in a Thursday statement following the Ivy League school’s launch of a lawsuit against the federal government.

“Harvard is an antisemitic, far Left Institution, as are numerous others, with students being accepted from all over the world [who] want to rip our country apart,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“The place is a liberal mess, allowing a certain group of crazed lunatics to enter and exit the classroom and spew fake anger and hate.”

U.S. President Donald Trump signs the Laken Riley Act at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 29, 2025. (credit: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz)
U.S. President Donald Trump signs the Laken Riley Act at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 29, 2025. (credit: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz)
Trump said that since the administration’s crackdown on antisemitism and radicalism at Harvard, including the April 11 policy demands rejected by Harvard on April 14, the university had been acting like it was the all- “American apple pie.”

Harvard foreign enrolment freeze revoked by court as university sues US administration

A US judge blocked the Trump administration last week from revoking Harvard University’s ability to enroll foreign students, a day after the administration revoked the university’s ability to enroll international students and threatened to expand the crackdown to other schools.

In a complaint filed in Boston federal court, Harvard called the revocation a “blatant violation” of the US Constitution and other federal laws that had an “immediate and devastating effect” on the university and more than 7,000 visa holders.

“With the stroke of a pen, the government has sought to erase a quarter of Harvard’s student body, international students who contribute significantly to the university and its mission,” Harvard said.

Michael Starr contributed to this report.