Trump doubles down on demand for names, countries of Harvard's international students

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: ABC News

May 26, 2025, 10:22 AM


President Donald Trump on Monday doubled down on his demand for a list of names of international students enrolled at Harvard, yet another escalation in his administration's standoff with the university.

In a social media post on Sunday, Trump claimed that a third of students at the Massachusetts institution are from foreign nations and "some not at all friendly to the United States."

"We want to know who those foreign students are, a reasonable request since we give Harvard BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, but Harvard isn't exactly forthcoming. We want those names and countries," he wrote.

Trump repeated the request on Monday, while also threatening to take away more federal funds from the university. "Harvard is very slow in the presentation of these documents, and probably for good reason!" Trump wrote on his conservative social media platform. ABC News has reached out to Harvard for comment.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-doubles-demand-names-countries-harvards-international-students/story?id=122196205

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[Walleye]

1. Doesn't one of Trump's little monkeys have access to the visas. Are they just too lazy to look them up?

[IronLionZion]

2. Most likely USCIS, under Kristi Noem's DHS

Federal IT systems track every visa holder in the US.

[Walleye]

7. So they could probably find out the information without this show of force with Harvard

[IronLionZion]

9. Easily. This is all for show

MAGA likes having some enemy to fight against.

[Walleye]

11. Yep, they have to have an enemy to beat up on. And they prefer it to be someone smaller and weaker.

[Skittles]

17. performance for the cult

they need their nazi fix

[C Moon]

3. Is this all because that's where Obama went to law school?

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Probably although some of the biggest loons

Carnival Cruise & Tom Cotton did too.

(and they seem to be MIA and eerily silent)

[IronLionZion]

10. The dumbest MAGAts think this will open up more spots for MAGAts

[Walleye]

8. Something he said today about letting in foreigners when there's so many Americans that want to get in

Made me believe that the rumor about Barron being rejected might be true

[hamsterjill]

13. I'm wondering if there is some truth to that rumor. Nothing substantiated yet that I've seen, but...

It sure would make sense. Malia graduated from there.

[Shipwack]

19. There is also the theory...

That Baron Trump applied to Harvard but wasn’t admitted.

[FakeNoose]

5. There's no earthly reason for him to be given that information

Harvard should NEVER back down on this. Nor should any other American university.

[SomewhereInTheMiddle]

18. The US Government already has that information.

It is not like Harvard, or any school, gives out student visas. They all come from the State Department. As the article points out

Notably, the Department of Homeland Security already contains a Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) information database. According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the database "tracks and monitors" schools that hold SEVP status as well as the students who come to the U.S. to attend them.

Schools have to give information on their international students to the DoH on a regular basis by law.

I still do not understand what Trump wants from Harvard (in this case) that they are not already providing or that has been provided TO Harvard BY the government (a list of students that have the visa to attend Harvard).

This really does seem to be a circus for the MAGA mob without substance, signifying nothing.

[mahina]

22. Aside from bullying, I think he chose Harvard because it's a symbol of upper class used in his effort to deceive

To us the word might mean the peak of exploration into human knowledge, research creativity, brilliance, academic tradition, and incredible human accomplishment, to people who have had no experience of that or exposure to that the word Harvard just means rich, snobby people people who think they are better than you

So if you pick a fight with Harvard, to his minions, he is a man of the people Two birds, one stone, he’s weakening the United States of America, which does seem to be a universal objective of his

[Marthe48]

27. Do the incompetents know

The information is available in government records?
Even with skum interfering, I doubt they do.

[Diamond_Dog]

28. That's what I was thinking.

What’s the big emergency he needs it for? A judge already ruled that Harvard is within its rights to admit students from other countries.

[FakeNoose]

29. Bullying and potential blackmail are Chump's only "emergencies"

... and like others have said, the US government already has the information about student visas.
So this is all a big show for the MAGAs.

[Iamscrewed]

6. ?

How long is it going to take before we can get rid of the lying criminal shit stain asshole of an elephant in this zoo of a world?

[Aussie105]

12. Use AI?

Generate a few thousand fictitious foreign sounding names, connect each to some random country, and forward the list.

Then destroy any factual records Harvard may have.

Wait for ICE to come and locate "Fatzwalla Igorowich from Outer Mongolia" to deport him.

Stand back and giggle quietly.

[Martin68]

15. Cute suggestion, but if even one name on the list happened to correspond with a real student, it could be disastrous.

I suggest we stick with the rule of law for the time being.

[Conjuay]

23. "Amazing! The whole student body is from Borogravia! Who allowed them all in?"

[Martin68]

14. All unconstitutional "demands."

[Old Crank]

16. The real reason he is doing this

Baron didn't get in to Harvard.

I haven't seen evidence one way or the other, or if he even applied.
But he said once that he didn't get in but Malia Obama did..

Also this should happen if you get rid of the legacy admits and the kids have to deal with competition.

[Botany]

20. In a Krasnov vs Harvard fight I like Harvard.

This will not end well for Krasnov.
Remember when Krasnov went up against E. Jean Carroll and her attorneys and he wound
up 85 million dollars in the hole and was found guilty of sexual assault?

Harvard has some really good lawyers, in this right vs wrong dispute Harvard is in the
right, and the law is on Harvard’s side too.

So if President Peckerwood of Stupid Town, USA wants this to be a “Hill to Die For.” Go for it
Donny and bring your parking lot lawyer too.

[Conjuay]

24. E. Jean Carroll hasn't seen a penny.

So in reality, trump won again.

[johnnyfins]

21. "Trump wrote on his conservative media

platform"

Conservative? Who the fuck are you kidding, ABC?

How about "21st Century Volksempfanger"

[Marthe48]

25. Why am I thinking of every jokey ethnic name

In every old ethnic joke or pun I've ever heard?

Paddy O'Furniture
Sam Ting
Willy Maket
I. P. Freely
and so many others I'd be tempted to send along.

[Wingus Dingus]

26. What an absolute self-own, to destroy your nation's top universities.

Putin (and China) thanks you, you fucking turd.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

30. trump holds a grudge