First Lady Melania Trump denied a viral rumor claiming her son Barron applied to Harvard and was rejected. Spokesman Nicholas Clemens clarified that the assertion is "completely false." This speculation comes amid increasing tensions between the Trump administration and Harvard, following President Trump's withdrawal of $100 million in funding and escalating legal challenges against the Ivy League school regarding foreign students. Barron recently completed his freshman year at New York University after graduating from Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach, Fla., in spring 2024.
"Barron did not apply to Harvard, and any assertion that he, or that anyone on his behalf, applied is completely false," said Nicholas Clemens, the first lady's communications director.
The 19-year-old's admissions status had been the subject of furious speculation on social media amid his father's repeated verbal attacks - and cancelation of grants and other federal funds - to the Ivy League institution.
President Trump on Tuesday pulled another $100 million from Harvard, adding to roughly $3 billion in grant and contract terminations since taking office.
Barron Trump completed his freshman year at New York University earlier this month after graduating from Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach, Fla., in spring 2024.
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