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What we’re witnessing is long overdue accountability for one of the most elite, taxpayer-funded institutions in the country. 

In early April, President Trump’s administration put Harvard on notice, and rightfully so. For too long, this university has buried merit under the weight of DEI mandates, abandoned free speech, and turned a blind eye to antisemitism on campus. 

When Harvard refused to comply with common-sense demands to protect civil rights, reform its admissions, and embrace true intellectual diversity, it triggered a freeze of $2.2 billion in federal funding and contracts. That’s just the beginning.

Federal agencies, including the Department of Energy, Defense, Agriculture, and even NIH, are reevaluating their support. Meanwhile, DHS has demanded transparency about Harvard’s international student population. If the university won’t cooperate, the Administration is prepared to revoke its Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification entirely, stripping Harvard of the ability to issue I-20 forms to incoming international students, a key requirement for nonimmigrant student visas.

Let me be clear: these are not extreme demands. They are fundamental expectations of any institution receiving taxpayer money: protect students, hire on merit, and foster open debate.

Harvard’s failure to protect Jewish students from harassment, while advancing divisive ideological agendas, has consequences. Secretary Linda McMahon said it best: Harvard’s reputation is in jeopardy. And I would add so is its taxpayer-funded privilege.

Now, some federal judges are already trying to step in and block the Administration’s actions. That should concern every American. This fight isn’t about politics, it’s about principle.

It’s time to draw a hard line because the American people should never be forced to bankroll institutions that reject the very freedoms this country was built on.

Taxpayer dollars should support institutions that stand for free speech, merit, and equal protection under the law, not radicalism disguised as scholarship.

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