Harvard stands out for defying Trump, in contrast to several other universities and a string of powerful law firms that have folded under intense pressure from the White House in its crackdown on American institutions. Trump posted on social media that non-profit Harvard "should lose its Tax Exempt Status and be Taxed as a Political Entity" if it does not submit to his demands for the university to change the way it runs itself, including selection of students and authority for professors. The White House has cited similarly ideological goals in its unprecedented crackdown on law firms, pressuring them to volunteer hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of legal work to support issues that Trump supports.
Published at: 2025-04-15 21:36:46
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