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Melania Trump Dismisses Barron Harvard Application Rumor as Federal Funding Clash with Harvard Deepens

Her office insists Barron never applied to Harvard as the university fights a freeze on roughly $3 billion in grant funding.

Barron Trump and first lady Melania Trump listen as President Donald Trump gives his inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025.
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Overview

  • Melania Trump’s spokesman Nicholas Clemens stated that Barron did not apply to Harvard and dismissed all claims to the contrary as "completely false."
  • The denial aims to quash speculation that the president’s dispute with Harvard is driven by a personal grievance over his son’s admission status.
  • President Trump withdrew the remaining $100 million in federal contracts with Harvard, adding to more than $3 billion in frozen grants and accusing the university of antisemitism and “woke” policies.
  • The administration threatened to revoke Harvard’s ability to enroll international students for failing to provide foreign-student data; Harvard sued and obtained a temporary restraining order halting further funding cuts.
  • Barron Trump is attending New York University’s Stern School of Business after graduating from Oxbridge Academy in Florida.