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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jan-Werner Müller

UNBELIEVABLE: Trump s revenge spree on harvard echoes well beyond education - The Untold Story

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‘The background noise to the official letters has been a steady stream of social media posts from the president, throwing invective at Harvard instead of conducting the serious government business of maligning Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift.’ Photograph: Kenneth Martin/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

In record time, a court has at least temporarily put a stop to the Trump administration’s latest attack on Harvard University, part of a larger retaliation spree that began in April.

On Thursday, Kristi Noem had revoked Harvard’s certification to host international students, causing fear and existential uncertainty for thousands of young people and their families. The swift restraining order comes as a relief. But it is no cause for complacency.

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