The Trump administration has asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to revoke Harvard's tax-free status.
The failure of Ivy League School to address anti-Semitism on campus is the basis for losing its 501(c)(3) status, a Fox News source said.
According to CNN, the IRS is expected to make a final decision on Harvard's tax exemption soon.
In a recent social media post, President Donald Trump claimed Harvard University was “lost a way” and was unworthy of federal funds.
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Trump has publicly criticised Harvard University multiple times in recent weeks. (Getty Images | istock)
“Harvard hires almost all awakened, left and right, idiot, “birdbrain,” who can teach students about failure, and can only teach so-called “future leaders,” Trump writes. “Look at the recent past to their plagiarist president who was so embarrassed by Harvard before the United States Congress.”
“Like these left-wing dopes, many others teach at Harvard University. So Harvard can no longer be considered a place of study and should not be considered in the list of great universities and universities in the world,” he continued.
“Harvard is a joke, teaches hatred and stupidity, and should no longer receive federal funds.”
Trump has announced plans to cut down the Magnolia tree, which Andrew Jackson is allegedly planted: “We have to come to an end.”
A view of the John Harvard statue on Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
The development comes less than three weeks after the Justice Department announced a “comprehensive review” of federal contracts and government-funded grants at Harvard University.
Citing its ambition to eliminate anti-Semitism on campus, following a similar move against Columbia University, the Department of Education said that if a contract between Harvard, its affiliates and the federal government exceeds $255.6 million, another $9 billion worth of grants will be reviewed.
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President Donald Trump's administration has called on the IRS to revoke Harvard's tax-free status. (Anna Money Maker/Getty Images)
“Harvard has been an icon of America's dreams for generations, and it is a pinnacle of students from all over the world working hard and enrolling in renowned institutions,” said Education Secretary Linda McMahon. “Harvard University has not protected students on campus from anti-Semitism (sic) discrimination – its reputation is put in a serious risk while promoting a more divisive ideology than free investigation.”
