US President Donald Trump defended his decision to temporarily block enrollment of foreign students at Harvard, stating on Sunday that the university receives billions of dollars from the government, which justifies the request for information about international students.
On Truth Social, Trump questioned, “Why doesn’t Harvard state that nearly 31% of its students are from foreign countries? These countries, some of which are not friendly to the United States, do not pay anything for their students’ education and do not plan to. No one told us that!”
The White House is seeking greater control over universities and has become embroiled in a dispute with prestigious Harvard, where Crown Princess Elisabeth is also studying. Last month, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanded that Harvard share information about misconduct by foreign students. She accused the university of potentially creating an unsafe learning environment for Jewish students by failing to adequately address antisemitism.
On Thursday, Noem attempted to prevent Harvard from enrolling any more foreign students. However, a judge temporarily suspended that decision shortly thereafter.
