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Karoline Leavitt: President Trump Would Like To See Harvard Apologize
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4/15/2025
During Tuesday’s White House press briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt answered questions about President Trump's threats to take away Harvard's tax-exempt status.
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MS.
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How are you doing?
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Hi, thanks.
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Thanks, Caroline.
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A follow-up on Harvard.
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The President floated on true social and belief, the possibility of removing tax-exempt status.
00:09
How serious is that threat that I know the universities is considering?
00:12
And then a follow-up question on foreign policy.
00:15
What are your – can you give us an update on what the President hopes to come from the
00:19
next round of talks with Iran?
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MS.
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Sure.
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First, when it comes to Harvard, as I said, the President has been quite clear they must
00:26
follow federal law.
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He also wants to see Harvard apologize, and Harvard should apologize, for the egregious
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anti-Semitism that took place on their college campus against Jewish American students.
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There were professors who said that he had engaged in discriminatory behavior against Jewish students.
00:44
Of course, you had the former president of the university saying bullying and harassment
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depends on the context.
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You also had an encampment on Harvard Yard that we all saw play out before the cameras.
00:55
The university failed to impose formal discipline on any students for this anti-Semitic conduct
01:00
violations, including the occupation of a campus building and the disruption of classes
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with bullhorns.
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The President believes Harvard should apologize to its Jewish American students for allowing
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such egregious behavior.
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As for the tax-exempt status, I would defer you to the IRS for any updates.
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I do want to answer your question on Iran, of course.
01:16
The maximum pressure campaign on Iran continues.
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But as you know, the President has made it clear he wants to see dialogue and discussion
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with Iran while making his directive about Iran never being able to obtain a nuclear weapon
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quite clear.
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And the President spoke to the Sultan of Oman today, who helped facilitate these talks.
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I have a readout for all of you.
01:36
He held a call with the Sultan of Oman today, and he thanked him for hosting the first direct
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meeting between the United States and Iran and emphasized the need for Iran to end its
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nuclear program through negotiations.
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The two leaders also discussed the United States' ongoing operations against the Houthis
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and emphasized that the Houthis will pay a severe price until they end their attacks
01:57
on maritime traffic in the Red Sea.
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As you know, an additional negotiation between Steve Witkoff and Iran's representative has
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been scheduled for Saturday.
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And since these are ongoing negotiations, I have nothing more to add on that.
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I think we're going to go to the next slide.
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