The Trump administration intends to halt the allocation of nearly a billion dollars to Harvard University for healthcare research. This was reported by "DW" publication.
The White House was reportedly surprised by the university administration's public announcement of a letter sent by the US government on April 11th.
The Trump administration initially wanted to be more lenient towards the university, but after the letter was published, officials decided to increase pressure on Harvard.
The university appealed to the Trump administration at the end of March and tried to avoid confrontation.
Measures against anti-Semitism have already been taken on Harvard's campuses. However, the demands presented in the letter on April 11 were much stricter, and the university administration stated that it could not accept these demands.
The publication notes that there was no sign of secrecy in the letter. The Trump administration is putting pressure on leading universities in the US, including Harvard, under the pretext of fighting anti-Semitism.
The letter contained demands such as reforming Harvard's management system, changing admission policies, reviewing the views of management and teachers, and banning mask-wearing on campus grounds.
