Last month, a key aide to Donald Trump outlined a strategy to target elite universities, stating, “We’re going to bankrupt these universities,” and indicating that federal funding would be withheld unless they complied with demands regarding antisemitism and political diversity. This aggressive stance has escalated, with the IRS being urged to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status following Trump’s accusations that universities failed to protect Jewish students amid campus protests related to the Israel-Gaza conflict. Notable figures, including Stephen Miller and Elise Stefanik, are supporting this campaign, framing it as a necessary response to perceived leftist bias in higher education.
