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Trump demands $1 billion from Harvard

President Trump is now demanding $1 billion from Harvard University, after a New York Times report that he was dropping a key ask from the university.

Here & Now’s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Patty Nolan, co‑chair of Crimson Courage, an alumni group that advocates for academic freedom and has pushed Harvard to resist a deal; she’s also a city councilor in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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