Did you know that suddenly it was a mistake?

[msc545]

Trump Officials Blamed Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard - you can tell that when confronted, these people back off fast and make BS excuses.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/business/trump-harvard-letter-mistake.html?

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Funny if the letter was sent by mistake they didn’t apologize and withdraw it. Funny the “mistake” was escalated with loss of funding and threats to terminate tax-exempt status. Funny if a Trump official admits a mistake they get fired the next day. To recycle a funny phrase from the Reagan administration, when Trump demands obedience, just say no.

[lightbulb27]

the fed was sending them $2 billion... that sounds crazy. I've seen yale campus and the $ they put into those buildings, whom do they think they are... aristocracy? Is it worth it? Maybe they just don't like paying that much to bring people in that attack their value system? If they don't like it, 'work a deal' and stop fighting. everything... is about making a deal these days. Might be quicker if we did this all "Monty Hall style".

Free speech is a sensitive thing and there's always a dividing line on what is accepted, what is too extreme a reaction.

Go to harvard and yell some awful words about black people and see how that goes. But when it's about Jewish people, it just sounds like free speech and in fact, they will import those voices... cause it's all viewpoints. Yell it about middle aged white men and will get applause from the women.

free speech... is what it is...

None of it helps the people in Gaza much... Meanwhile, Harvard... you know how much $ those people make and how much they spend... um it's way north of $2 billion. Why don't they do some Christian missionary work and help the people of Gaza?

[DrPepper12]

It occurred to his staff, certainly not him, that Harvard alums are at the nexus of EVERY center of power and rightfully called "assassins in Armani suits" who would pro bono the fuck out of him and his next seven generations. He's so good damn dumb.

[DCVsMarvel2]

Trump deported a man who shouldn't have been deported.

It's his racism, showing. y'all don't see it, because, you're racist yourself. If you ignore what Trump is doing...

[Sevenpointfive]

if donald trump personally arrested someone that would go viral. that's like him working at a mcdonald's, right kamala?

[Amy10223]

I read about that! A mistake? No way. It's BS and we know it. He is still trying to deny them funding. All to make them cater to him and his kingdom.

[jshm2]

LOL, Trumps whole election was a mistake. He just wanted the free Coke at the Whitehouse, and somehow finds himself getting elected, twice!

[exitseven]

I bet this was from an unnamed source. This was no misstake. This has been Trump's policy all along. If you are here on a student visa and become involved with a terrorist organization you will be deported. Full Stop.

I wonder how many illegal aliens we can deport with 2.2 bilion dollars

[msc545]

So Trump has always thought he could persecute and deny civil rights and deport people because he dislikes their beliefs?

Oh wait - yes he does believe that. He is about to learn very different.

Do you understand how FUCKING ILLEGAL this is?

[DrPepper12]

Sean Keveney was the Trump official. It's not unnamed. He said it was a mistake.

The April 11 letter from the White House’s task force on antisemitism, this official told Harvard, should not have been sent and was “unauthorized,” two people familiar with the matter said.

The letter was sent by the acting general counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services, Sean Keveney, according to three other people, who were briefed on the matter. Mr. Keveney is a member of the antisemitism task force.

[exitseven]

@msc545 Being here on a visa is a privilege. They can have that visa revoked for any reason deemed to be anti American or of a criminal nature. The visa can also be revoked for no reason at all.
President Trump is not doing anything illegal. He is carrying out the will of the people.

[DrPepper12]

He had a judicial stay barring deportation. It's all illegal.

And no, "anti American" isn't a crime

[exitseven]

@DrPepper12 The stay came out after the plane left American airspace, Boesberg had no jurisdiction just as he has no jurisdiction in El Salvador.
Garcia is not coming back.

[DrPepper12]

It's was from 2019... 😱

[Amy10223]

Just so you know, many people are being deported while they are US citizens, Yes, it is happening. And there is no way for their families to know where they are. That's what is happening.

[exitseven]

@Amy10223 no US citizens are being deported. The fake news can just lie and they never get called out on it. This is a total lie.
If this was really happening Trump would be the first guy to get them back just like he does for Americans languishing in foreign prisons.

[msc545]

There have been instances where U. S. citizens were mistakenly deported during the Trump administration, and recent policy proposals have raised concerns about the potential for such actions to increase.​

Documented Cases of Mistaken Deportation
One notable case involves Kilmar Ábrego García, a Maryland resident who was deported to El Salvador in March 2025 despite a court order blocking his removal due to credible fears of persecution. The Trump administration admitted the deportation was a mistake but has been criticized for defying a U. S. Supreme Court directive to facilitate his return. Ábrego García is currently held in a Salvadoran prison, and legal proceedings are ongoing to address the situation. ​

Additionally, reports indicate that at least seven U. S. citizens have been detained, deported, or otherwise targeted by the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.
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Policy Proposals Affecting U. S. Citizens
President Trump has publicly stated that his administration is exploring the possibility of deporting U. S. citizens convicted of violent crimes to countries like El Salvador. This proposal has sparked legal debates, as deporting U. S. citizens is generally considered unconstitutional.
​

Furthermore, the administration has suggested that its immigration crackdown could extend to include U. S. citizens, raising concerns about the potential for expanded enforcement actions that may infringe upon citizens' rights.
Axios

[exitseven]

This guy is not an American citizen. You have been misled. Maybe you should consider what else the fake news has misled you about.

[Amy10223]

xitseven, right, Trump isn't doing anything illegal right now, is what YOU think, but the reason courts are stopping him from causing out his executive orders, is because he is going AGAINST the constitution in many cases. And he is a convicted felon; a mobster; a cheat and a liar--and he's broken the law many times. You like him NOT because he is "carrying out the will of the people"--no, because that is not MY will. Younger just happy hwe is deporting these people who have lived here for years because you don't like how they are different from YOU, because they speak another LANGUAGE other than English, and because you think they are taking away your job, which they are NOT. Immigrants --legal and illegal--came here to get a better life--just bas your ancestors did. Just like the Pilgrims and early settlers who came and took land away from the Native Americans who lived here and who killed them of their own land; just like the soldiers who took Texas and Louisiana away from the Mexicans. Period.

[Amy10223]

*** YOU are just happy because...

[Sevenpointfive]

please post a link to a page we can read without a subscription. thanks

[DrPepper12]

Try this: Google

[Sevenpointfive]

@DrPepper12 i did try. but it's the n. y. times. they don't allow their articles on other opensource websites

[msc545]

uh...

[Sevenpointfive]

i want facts and not tabloid articles. get into real journalism msc. because tabloids like the times is not journalism.

[Sevenpointfive]

but what if it was something else? they couldn't find out anything about him and that scared the alphabet depts.

[DrPepper12]

The nyt is a broadsheet, not a tabloid... And yes it's reputable journalism.

[Sevenpointfive]

@DrPepper12 any fake news reads like a tabloid. anyway, i guess you don't want to post a proper link.

[DrPepper12]

You don't know the difference do you? 😂 Maybe you should Google broadsheet vs tabloid. Thank me later!

[msc545]

use the Tor browser...

[Sevenpointfive]

@DrPepper12 i know the difference. media wasn't as much of a problem as it is now. without journalistic integrity it isn't really news. paying.50 cents for toilet paper is a steal though.

[Sevenpointfive]

you haven't figured that out yet? tor browser and the like are made for people that want privacy while all along it is a government built browser.

[msc545]

Has nothing to do with govt, but try it anyway.

[Sevenpointfive]

the government took it over long ago. it was initially private and anonymous

[msc545]

so what? Just look at the page.

[Sevenpointfive]

i did. i do so for all your posts out of respect, even knowing i'm going to get page sized ad asking me to pay them. within one scroll.

[msc545]

thanks!

[blackeagle007]

I remember this administration last time. So many of his people were fired, he just can’t hang on to people. This fucking orange moron dosent know how to lead

[Amy10223]

It's like Nightmare on Elm Street all over again, yes. Nightmare in America, Pt 2.

[blackeagle007]

@Amy10223 👏

[Dargil]

Its the NY Times. Are they ever believable?

[msc545]

Check other sources then.

[DrPepper12]

Yes. More than drudge or Breitbart

[DrPepper12]

Ok the daily stormer. Mark Levin. OAN.

It's all free so it's all crap. What do you read?

[exitseven]

Their slogan in "All the news thats fit to eat"

[Dargil]

@exitseven I prefer "All the news that's fit to shit."

[OldBlu]

How do you know it wasn't sent by mistake?

[msc545]

The recent letter of demands sent to Harvard University by the Trump administration was officially acknowledged as a mistake by White House officials. According to a report by The New York Times, members of the administration's antisemitism task force admitted that the detailed list of demands sent on April 11 was unauthorized and should not have been dispatched.​

Despite this admission, the letter bore the signatures of senior officials from multiple federal agencies, including the General Services Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Education. Harvard's administration perceived the letter as an official government directive, prompting them to publicly reject its demands, which included eliminating diversity programs, banning face masks at protests, and cooperating with immigration enforcement.​

Following Harvard's refusal, the Trump administration took tangible actions by freezing $2.2 billion in federal funding and threatening to revoke the university's tax-exempt status. These measures indicate that, regardless of the letter's purportedly accidental dispatch, the administration proceeded with punitive steps against Harvard.​

While the Trump administration has stated that the letter was sent by mistake, the subsequent official actions taken suggest that the demands outlined in the letter were consistent with the administration's intentions toward Harvard.

[OldBlu]

I was commenting on your title. Your title suggests it wasn't a mistake but now you just said it was a mistake

[msc545]

The title was sarcastic. Where did I otherwise say it WAS a mistake?

[OldBlu]

When you said "suddenly" was that sarcasm also?

[msc545]

No!!!

[OldBlu]

Do you hate jews?

[msc545]

No. I AM a Jew.

[OldBlu]

Should Harvard University protect people like you?

[msc545]

I'm uncertain. Luckily, I don't need Harvard to protect me, nor do I at this point need protection. Thanks for asking.

[OldBlu]

Do you care about any of this?

[msc545]

Not much, except I think the Israelis are horrid war criminals.

[Staximus]

Harvard doesn't need any federal funding

[msc545]

​While Harvard University possesses a substantial endowment exceeding $50 billion, it still relies significantly on federal funding, particularly for its research endeavors. In the fiscal year 2024, federal funding constituted approximately 68% of Harvard's total sponsored research revenue, amounting to $686 million. This funding supports critical research areas, including studies on obesity, organ transplantation, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases.​
CNN
The Washington Post
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Harvard Finance
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The university's endowment does provide a considerable portion of its budget, with distributions totaling $2.4 billion in fiscal year 2024. However, about 70% of these funds are restricted by donor terms to specific programs or purposes, limiting their flexibility to cover general operational costs or unexpected financial shortfalls.​
Harvard Finance

Given these constraints, while Harvard's financial resources are robust, the university cannot entirely forgo federal funding without significant impacts on its research activities and overall operations.

[DrPepper12]

These are "pass through" grants mostly. Harvard allocates it to others.