The White House had not intended to send its revised — and more aggressive — set of demands to Harvard on April 11, according to a report by the New York Times published Friday evening.
Trump administration officials claimed that the demands — which were seen as excessive and illegal to Harvard’s administrators — should not have been sent and were “unauthorized,” according to the Times, which cited two unnamed sources.
The April 11 letter was signed by Josh Gruenbaum, the commissioner of the General Services Administration, Sean R. Kevney, the acting general counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and Thomas E. Wheeler, the acting general counsel of the U.S. Department of Education.
A Harvard spokesperson slammed the government’s response as “breathtakingly intrusive” in a statement to The Crimson.
Trump admin: do what we say or we won’t give you $2B in funding
Harvard: no. We have enough cash to outlast you.
Trump admin: we didn’t mean to demand that of you.
Everyone: It smell like bitch in here.
Reminds me of “we’re tariffing China, 125%”
China: okay, make to 200%, it doesn’t matter anymore. But no rare earths or electronics for you.
US: we meant 125% except the things we really need from you and can’t make ourselves
Trumps Oval Office smells of dirty nappies, nervous sweats and bitch.
You see this? When you show the least bit of firm resistance, the reich backs down. The constant appasement and back-bending from corporations has empowered them.
(I suppose it’s also the fact that Harvard doesn’t rely on federal funding. But the point stands)
“Just kidding!”
These scumbags knew exactly what they were doing, they didn’t get away with it, and now they’re acting like it was a “mistake”.
Bullshit
The whole administration is an error. Fucking embarrassing.
This administration sure claims to fuck up a lot.
All part of the 5-D chess strategy. When they say check, you respomd with covfeffe. It’s limke Tzun Tzu said: If you don’t know what you’re doing, how can the emeny out think you?
Oh well seeing as how that letter was sent unauthorized I’m sure the three men in question who signed it will all be fired right?