There’s a running joke going around the White House that President Donald Trump is out for Harvard’s blood because his son Barron didn’t get in—one scotched by first lady Melania Trump in an unprecedented piercing of her veil of privacy.

There’s nothing personal about President Donald Trump’s ongoing war with Harvard University, according to the White House. Representatives for first lady Melania Trump swiftly shut down rumors that the president’s aggressive campaign against the oldest Ivy League school began after son Barron Trump’s application to the university was rejected.

As President Donald Trump’s war on Harvard University intensifies, he is shifting his message in a seeming bid for new allies — apart from punishing the institution, he’s also promising to elevate the working class.

Trump biographer Michael Wolff has suggested that the president has turned his ire on Harvard because he didn’t get into the school. The Daily Beast reported earlier this week that there’s a running joke in the White House that Donald Trump has set his sights on the Ivy League institution because his son Barron couldn’t get in.

President Donald Trump's feud with Harvard University has reached new heights in recent weeks. Here's where things stand.

A federal judge said on Thursday she would extend an order blocking President Donald Trump's administration from immediately revoking Harvard University's ability to enroll international students, a victory for the Ivy League school that is entangled in multiple battles with the administration.

Harvard University President Alan Garber opened his remarks to the graduating class of 2025 on Thursday with praise for its students—domestic and foreign—after President Donald Trump's attempt to stop the school from enrolling international students.

The 23-year-old royal has just wrapped up her first year at the Ivy League school — but is now facing uncertainty amid President Trump’s crackdown on international students.

The administration has frozen funding and targeted international students as it presses the university for a stronger response to alleged antisemitism.

By Tom Little and Sam Tabahriti COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -When Alfred Williamson packed his bags to travel to Denmark for summer break after a whirlwind first year at Harvard University, he could not wait to return.