"President Donald Trump is demanding a $1 billion payment from Harvard University to end his prolonged standoff with the Ivy League campus, doubling the amount he sought previously as both sides appear to move further from reaching a deal. The president raised the stakes on social media Monday night, saying Harvard has been "behaving very badly." He said the university must pay the government directly as part of any deal - something Harvard has opposed."
"Last June, Trump said a deal was just days away and that Harvard had acted "extremely appropriately" during negotiations. He later said an agreement was being finalized that would require Harvard to put $500 million toward the creation of a "series of trade schools" rather than a payment to the government. That deal appears to have fallen apart entirely. In his social media post, Trump said the trade school proposal had been turned down because it was "convoluted" and "wholly inadequate.""
President Donald Trump is demanding a $1 billion payment from Harvard University to end a prolonged standoff, doubling his earlier demand. The administration insists the university must pay the government directly, a requirement Harvard opposes. Trump denied reports he was backing down after a New York Times story and blasted Harvard on social media, calling its behavior unacceptable. Earlier negotiations reportedly included a $500 million proposal to fund a series of trade schools, but that proposal was rejected as convoluted and inadequate and the potential deal has collapsed. The administration has cut federal research funding to Harvard and pursued other pressures.
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