In his war on Harvard, Trump pits the Ivy League against the working class

Trump pledged to redirect $3 billion from Harvard University to trade schools in a seeming bid for working class support.

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.

In a post on Truth Social on Monday, Trump proposed sending $3 billion in research funding cut from Harvard to trade schools across the country. “What a great investment that would be for the USA, and so badly needed!!!” he wrote.

With that money, he told reporters at the White House on Wednesday, “you can have the best trade schools anywhere in the world.”

It’s unclear how Trump’s proposal would work, where the money would come from or how it would be distributed. The Trump administration didn’t respond to questions.

But while the plan may be untenable, some education experts say pitting research at the world’s wealthiest university against support for low-cost trade schools is a savvy move.