Amid accusations on Harvard and Columbia of fomenting antisemitism, Trump had cancelled $2 billion in grants to Harvard and $400 million in grants to Columbia.

In a turn of events that has drawn international scrutiny and domestic legal resistance, U.S. President Donald Trump has made contradictory statements about international students, welcoming them in principle but signing an executive order that effectively blocks many from attending Harvard University.

Rumors have been swirling online that Trump's attack on Harvard might be fueled by a desire for revenge after the school rejected his youngest son, Barron