Trump admin asks IRS to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status

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President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet gathering astatine nan White House connected April 10, 2025 successful Washington, DC. Sources wrong nan Department of Justice (DOJ) person confirmed to Fox News that nan Trump management told nan Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status. Getty Images

The Trump management has asked nan Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, sources wrong nan Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed to Fox News.

The Ivy League school’s failure to reside antisemitism connected field is grounds for losing its 501(c)(3) status, Fox News’ sources said.

The IRS is expected to make a last determination soon connected Harvard’s taxation exemption, according to CNN, which was first to study nan story.

In a recent societal media post, President Donald Trump claimed that Harvard had “lost its way” and didn’t merit national funding.

“Harvard has been hiring almost each woke, Radical Left, idiots and ‘birdbrains’ who are only tin of school FAILURE to students and alleged ‘future leaders,'” Trump wrote.

“Look conscionable to nan caller past astatine their plagiarizing President, who truthful greatly embarrassed Harvard earlier nan United States Congress.”

“Many others, for illustration these Leftist dopes, are school astatine Harvard, and because of that, Harvard tin nary longer beryllium considered moreover a decent spot of learning, and should not beryllium considered connected immoderate database of nan World’s Great Universities aliases Colleges,” he continued. 

A Graduate School of Arts and Sciences emblem connected nan Harvard University field successful Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, connected Wednesday, April 16, 2025.The Ivy League school’s nonaccomplishment to reside antisemitism connected field could lead them to suffer its 501(c)(3) status. Bloomberg via Getty Images
President Donald Trump gestures arsenic he meets pinch President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador successful nan Oval Office of nan White House April 14, 2025 successful Washington, DC.CNN reports that nan IRS will soon make a last determination connected Harvard’s taxation exemption status. Getty Images

“Harvard is simply a JOKE, teaches Hate and Stupidity, and should nary longer person Federal Funds.”

The developments travel little than 3 weeks aft nan Justice Department announced a “comprehensive review” of national contracts and government-funded grants astatine Harvard University.

Citing an ambition to destruct antisemitism connected campuses, and coming connected nan heels of a akin move against Columbia University, nan Department of Education said that complete $255.6 cardinal successful contracts betwixt Harvard, its affiliates and nan national authorities would beryllium reviewed, positive astir $9 cardinal worthy of grants.

“Harvard has served arsenic a awesome of nan American Dream for generations — nan pinnacle aspiration for students each complete nan world to activity difficult and gain admittance to nan storied institution,” Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said astatine nan time. 

“Harvard’s nonaccomplishment to protect students connected field from anti-Semitic [sic] favoritism — each while promoting divisive ideologies complete free enquiry — has put its estimation successful superior jeopardy.”