The comments are the latest volley in an escalating battle between the White House and one of the nation's most prestigious colleges.

President Trump threatened to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status, escalating a feud over antisemitism concerns and academic freedom at the nation’s wealthiest university. Trump wrote on social media Tuesday that Harvard’s decision to resist his administration’s demands to change its governance structure over campus antisemitism concerns could result in a loss of tax exemptions.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to strip Harvard of its tax-exempt status on Tuesday and said the university should apologize, a day after it rejected what it called unlawful demands to overhaul academic programs or lose federal grants.