Jewish Harvard students speak out after university sues Trump admin over funding freeze

Fox News - 22/04
Jewish students reacted to news that Harvard was suing the Trump administration for withholding funds from the school over its refusal to meet demands.
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Trump administration to pull more funds from Harvard

 Fox News correspondent Alexis McAdams has the latest on questions over federal funding on 'America Reports.'

Harvard students and alumni are speaking out after the university announced it is suing the Trump administration rather than comply with its demands to address antisemitism on its campus.

"The government withheld funds from racist schools that refused to integrate. The Obama administration repeatedly threatened to withhold federal funds to sexist schools that refused to combat sexual assault. The Trump Administration's efforts are in no way an unprecedented threat on higher education. Should Harvard still like to enjoy American taxpayer money, they can simply choose to comply with federal law at any point," Harvard student Shabbos Kestenbaum told Fox News Digital. 

Kestenbaum is currently suing the Ivy League university, alleging the school failed to properly address complaints of antisemitism and threats of violence directed at him. Harvard's financial and systems coordinator Gustavo Espada allegedly posted online that Kestenbaum needed to "watch [his] back" and that he was "coming for much more tha...
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