President Donald Trump tore into Harvard University early Wednesday, insisting that the Ivy League institution should receive no more federal funding and that it “can no longer be considered even a decent place of learning.”

Trump, in a post on his Truth Social page, called Harvard a “JOKE,” one day after his administration announced it would freeze $2.2 billion in grants to the nation’s oldest university after it refused to comply with the president’s demands on hiring, curriculum, and admissions.

In Wednesday’s post, Trump attacked several of the University’s hiring decisions, including bringing in former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, both Democrats, as instructors.

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