Trump moves to end federal contracts with Harvard, reports say
The administration of US President Donald Trump has reportedly instructed all federal agencies to move toward terminating their contracts with Harvard University.
Reuters news agency and other media outlets reported that the Trump administration sent a letter to federal agencies on Tuesday, instructing them to review and potentially end their contracts with the university.
The New York Times said the letter tells the agencies to report back on the progress of their reviews by June 6.
The contracts are reportedly worth a total of around 100 million dollars. They include training for the Department of Homeland Security.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on a Fox News program on Tuesday, "The president is more interested in giving that taxpayer money to trade schools and programs and state schools."
She noted that those schools are "promoting American values, but most importantly, educating the next generation based on skills that we need in our economy and our society."
Leavitt stressed the need for more electricians and plumbers than "LGBTQ graduate majors from Harvard University."
The Trump administration has already frozen part of Harvard's funding. It has also announced its intention to revoke the university's tax-exempt status.
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