Trump suggests Harvard cap enrollment of foreign students at 15%

President Trump is suggesting Harvard cap the amount of international students it enrolls

Right now, roughly 27 percent of Harvard's student body is made up of foreign students

But Trump says that number should be closer to 15. These countries aren't helping us. They're not investing in Harvard and all of our, we are

So why would 31 percent, why would a number so big, I think, number one, I think they should

have a cap of maybe around 15 percent, not 31 percent. We have people want to go to Harvard

and other schools. They can't get in because we have foreign students there. The Trump administration

says Harvard recently failed to provide lists of foreign students who attend the school as a task

force committee on anti-Semitism looks to investigate students and their actions during

pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses. The Trump administration ordered Harvard to stop

enrolling international students, Harvard sued, and a judge temporarily blocked Trump's demand

The feud between Harvard and Trump is ongoing over allegations of anti-Semitism and that the

school isn't complying with an executive order calling for the end of DEI programs and initiatives

at universities. It's resulted in billions of dollars to the school being frozen, something

Harvard is separately suing over. The Trump admin is looking to redirect another million in remaining contracts with Harvard soon Trump spoke at the same White House event Wednesday about reports of giving trade schools the money typically allocated for Harvard

They're taking $5 billion, and I'd rather see that money go to trade schools. Everyone's

coming up to me saying, we love the idea of trade schools. With that kind of money

and money from others, but money from them, you can have the best trade schools anywhere in the

world. Harvard's president spoke Tuesday in an interview with NPR about its ongoing legal battle

with the Trump administration. What is perplexing is the measures that they have taken to address

these that don't even hit the same people that they believe are causing the problems

Why cut off research funding? Sure, it hurts Harvard, but it hurts the country

While the federal funding is frozen, Harvard's president says it's pulling hundreds of millions of its own money to cover some research costs typically paid by the government

Garber also took a 25 percent pay cut due to the university's financial pullback

The litigation between Harvard and the White House is still ongoing. Last week, a judge allowed Harvard to continue enrolling international students while litigation continues

and the judge will decide whether to extend that ruling in a court hearing set for Thursday

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