WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States President Donald Trump ramped up his campaign against top US universities on Wednesday, banning visas for all foreign students coming to attend Harvard and threatening to strip Columbia of its academic accreditation.
Trump is seeking to bring the two universities to heel with claims their international students pose a national security threat, and that they ignored antisemitism on campus and perpetuate liberal bias. A proclamation issued by the White House on Wednesday night declared that the entrance of international students to begin a course at Harvard would be 'suspended and limited' for six months, and that existing overseas enrollees could have their visas terminated.
' The latest sweeping action against Harvard came as Trump's education secretary threatened on Wednesday to strip Columbia of its accreditation. The Republican has targeted the New York Ivy League institution for allegedly ignoring harassment of Jewish students, throwing all of its federal funding into doubt.
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