{"id":11821,"date":"2025-04-26T02:01:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T02:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=11821"},"modified":"2025-04-26T02:01:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T02:01:03","slug":"obamas-brutal-dig-at-donald-trump-after-he-freezes-harvard-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=11821","title":{"rendered":"Obama\u2019s brutal dig at Donald Trump after he freezes Harvard funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"166\"><strong data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"166\">Obama Backs Harvard in Clash with Trump Over Academic Freedom<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"tfmex69f5c5bfb5001\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.tfmex69f5c5bfb5001 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.tfmex69f5c5bfb5001 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.tfmex69f5c5bfb5001 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.tfmex69f5c5bfb5001 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.tfmex69f5c5bfb5001 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"383\">Barack Obama has weighed in on the growing battle between Harvard University and Donald Trump\u2019s administration, firmly siding with his alma mater amid a federal funding freeze and accusations of political overreach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"548\">Speaking at Hamilton College, Obama didn\u2019t hold back:<br data-start=\"438\" data-end=\"441\" \/><strong data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"548\">\u201cI have deep differences of opinion with my most immediate successor \u2014 who\u2019s now president once again.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"550\" data-end=\"870\">Tensions escalated after the Department of Education froze\u00a0<strong data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"625\">$2.3 billion<\/strong>\u00a0in federal funds for Harvard. The Trump administration demanded the school dismantle its\u00a0<strong data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"760\">diversity, equity, and inclusion programs<\/strong>, restrict\u00a0<strong data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"790\">campus protests<\/strong>, overhaul\u00a0<strong data-start=\"801\" data-end=\"826\">hiring and admissions<\/strong>, and limit the power of \u201cactivist\u201d faculty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"888\">Harvard refused.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"890\" data-end=\"1017\">President\u00a0<strong data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"918\">Alan M. Garber<\/strong>\u00a0declared:<br data-start=\"928\" data-end=\"931\" \/><strong data-start=\"931\" data-end=\"1017\">\u201cThe University will not surrender its independence or its constitutional rights.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1093\">Obama, a graduate of Harvard Law School, showed support on social media:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1241\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1096\" data-end=\"1241\">\u201cHarvard has set an example\u2026 rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom\u2026 Let\u2019s hope other institutions follow suit.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1243\" data-end=\"1409\">This standoff has sparked a national debate\u2014not just about antisemitism or protests, but about the\u00a0<strong data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1372\">future of higher education<\/strong>\u00a0and who holds the power to shape it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1509\">With Obama now entering the fray, the pressure is mounting for other universities to take a stand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obama Backs Harvard in Clash with Trump Over Academic Freedom Barack Obama has weighed in on the growing battle between Harvard University and Donald Trump\u2019s administration, firmly siding with his alma mater amid a federal funding freeze and accusations of political overreach. 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