President Trump slammed Harvard College on Wednesday as having “lost its way” for hiring former New York Metropolis Mayor Invoice de Blasio, suggesting it was additional proof the varsity ought to now not obtain federal funds.
In a publish on Fact Social, Trump abruptly attacked de Blasio and onetime Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot as “two of the WORST and MOST INCOMPETENT mayors in the history of our country” and “Radical Left fools” — who he argued have been consultant of broader, left-leaning politics amongst Harvard school.
“Many others, like these Leftist dopes, are teaching at Harvard,” Trump mentioned, “and because of that, Harvard can no longer be considered even a decent place of learning … and should no longer receive Federal Funds.”
The Massive Apple’s erstwhile chief took the jab in stride: “The worst president in American history called me the worst mayor in American history,” de Blasio mentioned after an unrelated press convention in decrease Manhattan on youngster care.
Former Mayor Invoice de Blasio speaks to the media after a press convention asserting baselining funding yearly for crucial education schemes Wednesday, April 16, 2025 on the DOE headquarters in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Each day Information)
Earlier this week, the Trump administration froze $2.2 billion in federal grants and $60 million in contracts at Harvard, after the varsity introduced it might not adhere to calls for to dismantle range initiatives and crack down on pro-Palestinian pupil protesters.
The federal authorities has additionally threatened to strip Harvard of its tax-exempt standing.
“It really is surreal,” de Blasio mentioned. “He’s … talking about how to take money away from an institution that does research on science, on health care on curing diseases and on national security. It’s perverse. And then, he’s blaming them for hiring me years ago.”
Former Mayor Invoice de Blasio speaks throughout a press convention asserting baselining funding yearly for crucial education schemes Wednesday, April 16, 2025 on the DOE headquarters in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Each day Information)
In his on-line tirade, Trump claimed Harvard paid de Blasio and Lightfoot “ridiculously high salaries/fees.”
“Harvard has been hiring almost all woke, Radical Left, idiots and ‘birdbrains’ who are only capable of teaching FAILURE,” the top of state wrote.
Former Mayor Invoice de Blasio listens to Mayor Eric Adams communicate throughout a press convention asserting baselining funding yearly for crucial education schemes Wednesday, April 16, 2025 on the DOE headquarters in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Each day Information)
“This has reached a level of purely unacceptable stuff, not just because of the name-calling, but because he’s literally destroying an entire bipartisan consensus that’s gone on for decades: that we honor our universities,” de Blasio mentioned. “That’s dangerous for this country’s future.”
Initially Revealed: April 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM EDT
