President Donald Trump has set his sights on Harvard University after it rebuffed his calls for policy changes regarding antisemitism, and he has reportedly directed the IRS to look into removing its tax-exempt status.

President Donald Trump's administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to revoke the university's ability to host international students as the president called for withdrawing Harvard’s tax-exempt status.

Harvard University pushed back against the US government after President Donald Trump said the school should lose its tax-exempt status, warning that such a move would endanger its ability to carry out its mission and threaten higher education in America.