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BumRushDaShow

(153,292 posts)
Tue May 27, 2025, 07:06 AM Tuesday

Trump Intends to Cancel All Federal Funds Directed at Harvard

Source: New York Times

May 27, 2025 Updated 7:41 a.m. ET


The Trump administration is set to cancel the federal government's remaining federal contracts with Harvard University -- worth an estimated $100 million, according to a letter that is being sent to federal agencies on Tuesday. The letter also instructs agencies to "find alternative vendors" for future services. The additional planned cuts, outlined in a draft of the letter obtained by The New York Times, represented what an administration official called a complete severance of the government's longstanding business relationship with Harvard.

The letter is the latest example of the Trump administration's determination to bring Harvard -- arguably the country's most elite and culturally dominant university -- to its knees, by undermining its financial health and global influence. Since last month, the administration has frozen about $3.2 billion in grants and contracts with Harvard. And it has tried to halt the university's ability to enroll international students.

The latest letter, dated May 27 from the U.S. General Services Administration, is expected to be delivered Tuesday morning to federal agencies, according to an administration official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the official had not been authorized to discuss internal communications.

The letter instructs agencies to respond by June 6 with a list of contract cancellations. Any contracts for services deemed critical would not be immediately canceled but would be transitioned to other vendors, according to the letter, signed by Josh Gruenbaum, commissioner of the G.S.A.'s federal acquisition service, which is responsible for procuring government goods and services. Contracts with about nine agencies would be affected, according to the administration official.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/us/harvard-trump-federal-funds.html



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Link to LETTER (PDF) - https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/51635d048e5b12f9/7b8d9102-full.pdf


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Trump Intends to Cancel All Federal Funds Directed at Harvard (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Tuesday OP
In a Harvard vs Krasnov fight I like Harvard. Botany Tuesday #1
I don't Miguelito Loveless Tuesday #7
He's up against the oldest university in North America, founded in 1636 while the Drumpfs were still in Bavaria. ancianita Tuesday #14
Arise Citizens wyn borkins Tuesday #2
insane, vindictive, unpatriotic. When will they rein this freak in? Blues Heron Tuesday #3
That's not how this works. Scrivener7 Tuesday #4
Krasnov's whole life has been about vindictiveness. Now it's Harvard he's aiming at. FailureToCommunicate Tuesday #5
There are others at least as powerful if not more so Marthe48 Tuesday #6
Total abuse of power. hadEnuf Tuesday #8
Oh...hey! purr-rat beauty Tuesday #9
Do not cave to this little tin god, Harvard Bayard Tuesday #10
All he cares about is REVENGE ... now and forever FakeNoose Tuesday #11
Somebody in the Trump administration Puppyjive Tuesday #12
Corrupt bully. harun Tuesday #13

Botany

(74,252 posts)
1. In a Harvard vs Krasnov fight I like Harvard.
Tue May 27, 2025, 07:19 AM
Tuesday

This will not end well for Krasnov.

Remember when Krasnov went up against E. Jean Carroll and her attorneys and he wound
up 85 million dollars in the hole and was found guilty of sexual assault?

Harvard has some really good lawyers, shit piles of $, in this right vs wrong dispute Harvard
is in the right, and the law is on Harvard’s side too.

So if President Peckerwood of Stupid Town, USA wants this to be a “Hill to Die For.” Go for it
Donny and bring your parking lot lawyer too. Even with dirty judges and the Attorney General
being a shit sandwich I predict Krasnov will have to drop his attacks on Harvard.

Or he could burn America to the ground.

Miguelito Loveless

(4,982 posts)
7. I don't
Tue May 27, 2025, 09:29 AM
Tuesday

Places like Harvard are all about the money. It is easier and cheaper to comply than fight.

ancianita

(40,511 posts)
14. He's up against the oldest university in North America, founded in 1636 while the Drumpfs were still in Bavaria.
Tue May 27, 2025, 05:38 PM
Tuesday

Harvard also has the largest university endowment in the world, valued at about $50.7 billion as of 2023.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University

The felon knows Harvard's wealth, and aside from all his anti-semitic/immigration bullshit, he just wants to give its scientific research grant money to his owners.

wyn borkins

(1,298 posts)
2. Arise Citizens
Tue May 27, 2025, 07:20 AM
Tuesday

Perhaps, hard-working Americans could immediately 'cancel' the current Presidents term in office.

Marthe48

(20,700 posts)
6. There are others at least as powerful if not more so
Tue May 27, 2025, 08:30 AM
Tuesday

they just have to realize they can stop felon's destruction in its tracks. If they want to.





hadEnuf

(3,213 posts)
8. Total abuse of power.
Tue May 27, 2025, 10:00 AM
Tuesday

If complicit and enabling Republicans were not in power we could rid the country of this criminal bastard through impeachment and removal.

Puppyjive

(718 posts)
12. Somebody in the Trump administration
Tue May 27, 2025, 12:15 PM
Tuesday

Somebody in the Trump administration was either denied entry into Harvard or was denied a job because a Harvard graduate was hired. Someone is being very be vengeful. This is not fact, just intuition.

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