Donald Trump is taking his presidential chaos straight to Harvard — demanding $1 billion from the Ivy League school, citing alleged “illegalities” and longstanding grievances.
According to multiple sources, Trump personally contacted Harvard officials in what one observer called a “late-night blitz” full of “demands and veiled threats” that has left administrators rattled. One source described the communications as “rambling, incoherent, but somehow terrifying.”
The dispute stems from federal funding tied to research programs and long-running claims from Trump and his allies about the university’s ideology and conduct. Harvard, meanwhile, has not publicly commented on the amount of the claim but has resisted Trump’s repeated efforts to extract payment. The Guardian notes that the $1 billion demand is the latest escalation in a multi-year standoff, which previously included settlement offers in the hundreds of millions.
Trump framed the demand as both righteous and urgent. He described the school’s alleged “illegalities” in a series of posts on Truth Social, insisting that Harvard owes him billions for past slights and perceived misconduct. However, negotiations remain unresolved, with the university standing firm against Trump’s demands, Reuters reports.
This episode is part of a broader pattern of Trump’s presidential behavior: transactional, theatrical, and untethered from normal political or institutional norms.
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