‘Harvard getting their a** kicked, teaching 2+2 =4’: Trump’s bizarre dig as battle escalates
“But Harvard wants to fight. They want to show how smart they are, and they’re getting their a– kicked, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “All they’re doing is getting in deeper and deeper and deeper,” Trump said. “They’ve got to behave themselves.”
Trump takes a dig at Harvard
Moreover, the President once again suggested that Harvard University is teaching its students “remedial math” including that “2+2 = 4” in his latest attack on the world-renowned institution. The comment is in reference to the school’s new introductory math course designed to “rectify a lack of foundational algebra skills among students.” Trump has previously used the scheme to question the intelligence of the student body.
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“I’m looking out for the country, and for Harvard! I want Harvard to do well. I want Harvard to be great again… probably. How can it be great? When you have Harvard announce two weeks ago that they’re going to teach remedial mathematics.”
“They’re going to teach low-grade mathematics, like 2+2 is 4. How did these people get into Harvard if they can’t do basic mathematics? How did they do it?”“They’re bragging about teaching them basic mathematics, where did these people come from? So we have to look at the list.”ALSO READ: Target 3,000 per day: Top Trump aides push ICE to triple immigrant arrests in latest crackdown
Trump vs Harvard
Since taking office in January, Trump and his administration have cracked down on Ivy League institutions, such as Harvard and Columbia University, accusing them of being antisemitic and taking billions of dollars in federal grants. The order marked a significant escalation in Trump’s ongoing conflict with Harvard. He has already withdrawn $3 billion in funding, launched several investigations, and threatened to revoke the university’s tax-exempt status.
The Trump administration initially withheld $400 million in federal funding from Columbia and stated it would not release the funds unless the school changed its policies.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) also terminated nearly $3 million in grants to Harvard after the university defied a list of demands that included discontinuing its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, reforming student discipline policies, and implementing a mask ban.
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Trump’s administration recently said they would pull the certification for Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), which allows the university to enroll international students. The move was then shot down in court.
“Why isn’t Harvard saying that almost 31% of their students are from FOREIGN LANDS, and yet those countries, some not at all friendly to the United States, pay NOTHING toward their student’s education, nor do they ever intend to.
“Nobody told us that! We want to know who those foreign students are, a reasonable request since we give Harvard BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, but Harvard isn’t exactly forthcoming. We want those names and countries. Harvard has $52,000,000, use it, and stop asking for the Federal Government to continue GRANTING money to you!,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday.
Harvard, which has sued the administration over its funding and grant cuts, said in a statement that it provided the federal government with “thousands of data points concerning its entire F-1 visa student population.” However, last week, Noem announced that she revoked the school’s SEVP certification and prevented it from accepting foreign students.
Harvard filed a lawsuit the next day and a judge granted a temporary order blocking the move.
