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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Madeline Sherratt

Melania Trump slams online rumors that Trump’s vendetta against Harvard is due to Barron

In a highly unusual move, First Lady Melania Trump made a public statement to deny claims that her husband decided to go to war with Harvard University because the school allegedly rejected their son, Barron, last Spring.

Social media rumors began circulating last week after Trump froze $2.65 billion in federal grants and attempted to block international students from enrolling at the university—a move that a U.S. judge later blocked on Friday.

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