Trump Says Admin is Nearing $500 Million Deal With Harvard

The money would be part of a settlement over charges of anti-Semitism. The president said Harvard’s ’sins would be forgiven.'

Harvard banners hang in front of Widener Library during the 374th Harvard Commencement in Cambridge, Mass., on May 29, 2025. Rick Friedman/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump said Harvard University would agree to open trade schools to provide instruction on artificial intelligence, engines, and other vocational programs as part of a proposed $500 million settlement for past events of anti-Semitism and discrimination.

“Because we’re going to need employees. We’re going to need people with skill,” he said during a media briefing in the Oval Office on Tuesday. “This would be a giant series of trade schools. It would be run by Harvard.”