Mike Rowe: Ivy Leagues have beclowned themselves

  • President Donald Trump has proposed taking away Harvard's federal funds
  • If Trump follows through, trade schools would get funds instead
  • Trump administration has accused Harvard of creating an unsafe campus

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(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump has proposed a plan to redirect $3 billion in federal funding from Harvard University to trade schools in the latest showdown between the Ivy League school and the administration.

Trump has previously accused Harvard of creating an “unsafe and un-American” environment on campus and accused the school of not doing enough to combat antisemitism. In a post on Truth Social, the president said the plan was “a great investment for the USA, and so badly needed!!!”

Mike Rowe, host of “People You Should Know” on YouTube, joined NewsNation’s “CUOMO” Tuesday evening to discuss the proposed plan. Rowe said the Ivy League schools have “beclowned themselves” in recent months following pro-Palestinian campus protests and that Harvard has taken the lead. He added Trump’s post will spark meaningful conversations about how schools use taxpayer dollars.

“What we need as taxpayers is some kind of means testing,” Rowe said. “You can’t just give money to schools any more than you can give it to any random person because they need it or dreamt of it.”

Rowe said that if funds are going to be available to close the skills gap, some of the money should be set aside for scholarships in trades, and there should be something persuasive that can show people the trade jobs available, as opposed to attending a four-year college.

[CUOMO]

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