Is Trump unleashing his wrath on Harvard because they didn't accept Barron?!

A different kind of drama is simmering in the headlines. First Lady Melania Trump has stepped into the spotlight to quash a viral rumor that her husband, President Donald Trump, is locked in a feud with Harvard University over their son Barron’s alleged rejection from the prestigious school.

In a statement that’s got everyone talking, Melania’s spokesperson, Nicholas Clemens, declared the theory “completely false,” confirming that Barron, a freshman at NYU’s Stern School of Business, never even applied to Harvard.

The rumor mill started churning amid the Trump administration’s escalating battle with the Ivy League giant. Yesterday (Tuesday), reports surfaced that the administration is pushing federal agencies to sever all remaining contracts with Harvard, valued at roughly $100 million, intensifying a clash that’s already seen over $3 billion in federal grants frozen or terminated since Trump took office.

The White House, correctly, has accused Harvard of fostering an “unsafe campus environment” that’s hostile to Jewish students, promoting “pro-Hamas sympathies,” and clinging to “racist diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.”

This high-stakes showdown has taken a dramatic turn with Harvard fighting back. The university has filed lawsuits to restore $3.2 billion in frozen federal funding and secured a temporary restraining order from Judge Allison Burroughs to block the administration’s attempt to revoke its ability to enroll international students through the Student and Exchange Visitor Program. The move, which would’ve disrupted thousands of academic programs just days before Harvard’s 2025 graduation, was labeled by the university as retaliatory overreach.

President Trump took to Truth Social, calling Harvard “very antisemitic” and floating a brave plan to redirect billions in federal grants to trade schools across the U.S. “What a great investment that would be for the USA, and so badly needed!!!” he posted, hinting at a broader agenda to reshape higher education funding. He also accused Harvard of dragging its feet on providing foreign student records, claiming the delay hides “radicalized lunatics” and “troublemakers.”

The controversy has got students and faculty rallying against the administration’s actions. At a recent Harvard protest, student Jacob Miller called the crackdown on international students a pretext, insisting it has “nothing to do with combating antisemitism.”

Meanwhile, Harvard’s president, Alan Garber, warned that slashing research funding could harm not just the university but the public good, as federal grants support critical work done at the government’s behest.

Will the administration’s push to defund elite universities reshape academia, or will Harvard’s legal battles hold the line?