Opinion
Was Barron Rejected by Harvard? Claim Surfaces Amid Trump’s Ongoing Clash With the Ivy League University
Viral social media posts have claimed that Donald Trump is targeting various Ivy League institutions because his son, Barron Trump, was rejected by them. This comes amid escalating tensions between universities like Harvard, Columbia, and Stanford, and the Trump administration. Viral posts suggest that Trump is threatening to cut their federal funding as a retaliation against the rejections.
Despite the claims having gone viral, there is evidence to indicate that Barron had applied to Harvard and was rejected by the institution. Barronโs academic journey began at Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School in New York City. He was later transferred to St. Andrewโs Episcopal School in Maryland in September 2017 after Trump was elected as president.
Barron enrolled at Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida, after his father left the White House in 2021. In 2024, he went on to graduate from Oxbridge. That same fall, Barron started attending New York Universityโs Stern School of Business, where he is currently enrolled. NYU is an excellent school, but it is not Ivy League, a group of eight universities that are considered the best of the best.
Harvard reportedly received a letter from the Trump administration last week, outlining a number of demands tied to federal funding, including reforming its curriculum and admissions programs, discontinuing DEI practices and additional policy demands.
However, The New York Times recently reported that the letter was โunauthorizedโ and should not have been sent, citing two insiders familiar with the situation. Harvard rejected the demands of the April 11 letter, with President Alan M. Garber saying in a statement that the โUniversity will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights.โ
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Inside the Trump administration, there were different accounts on how the letter was mishandled. While some at the White House said it was sent prematurely, others believed it was never meant to be sent. Harvard told CNN that it does not doubt the letterโs authenticity, noting that the Trump administration has already frozen billions in federal funding to the renowned university.
โEven assuming the Administration now wishes to take back its litany of breathtakingly intrusive demands, it appears to have doubled down on those demands through its deeds in recent days. Actions speak louder than words,โ a statement from a Harvard spokesperson reads in part.
The spokesperson said that the letter โwas signed by three federal officials, placed on official letterhead, was sent from the e-mail inbox of a senior federal official, and was sent on April 11 as promised.โ
Now of course, we have no idea whether Barron even applied to Harvard. Harvard is also known to be a university that takes large donations in return for admission, as Jared Kushner’s father did to get his dopey son into the school. But knowing how cheap Trump is, he probably thought the Trump name alone was worth admission.
And if you take a look at social media, many have put together Trump’s vendetta against Harvard to his son Barron perhaps being rejected by the storied university.
Want to understand the feud between tRump and Harvard? They rejected Barron, also Stanford, and Columbia.
— Brad (@BraddrofliT) April 19, 2025
Guess what colleges didnโt accept Barron Trump?
Harvard.
Stanford.
Columbia.
Any college Trump is attacking-are the ones that with all of his money they said โno endowment will let him in. pic.twitter.com/PffYCQOA6s— James Tate (@JamesTate121) April 18, 2025
If you're wondering why #TraitorTrump's got a hard-on for Harvard. Barron wasn't accepted. pic.twitter.com/WxddoWi6to
— John P. Jones (@resinhead) April 22, 2025
Trump's just angry that even his rich dad couldn't get him into Harvard.
President Obama got into Harvard.
— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) April 15, 2025
Was Barron Trump rejected from Harvard and Columbia? Is that why Trump has it for Columbia and Harvard
— ronald (@ronalddukein) April 20, 2025
Charles Kushner ensured Jared's acceptance to Harvard with a sizable donation. Apparently Trump was too cheap to buy Barron a slot.
— Mild & Unassuming Leftist (@radleftie) April 20, 2025
Is New York University on the list of colleges/universities that Trump is going after? Are they being protected because Trump's son Barron goes there? Why Harvard? Was Barron rejected from Harvard and Columbia? Just curious…
— Brenda Williams (@Flexing_Brenda) April 16, 2025
Trump is MAD AF that Harvard CLAPPED TF BACK!!! pic.twitter.com/SECCaenL8o
— Brian Baez (@MentallyDivine) April 23, 2025
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