Trump says Harvard must pay ‘Nothing less than $500 million’ to restore federal funds
Published on: Aug. 27, 2025, 2:35 p.m. | Source: The Economic Times
President Trump is demanding Harvard University pay $500 million to restore its frozen federal research funding, instructing Education Secretary McMahon not to negotiate. Harvard has challenged the freeze in court, with a judge questioning the administration's legal reasoning. While Harvard and the administration have discussed a possible settlement, Trump points to other Ivy League settlements to justify his demand.
