Anxiety, pride as Harvard digs in for Trump 'blitzkrieg'

Cambridge, United States: Harvard students weave through tree lined streets and redbrick campus buildings, but beneath the veneer of daily life fear h...

Cambridge, United States: Harvard students weave through tree-lined streets and redbrick campus buildings, but beneath the veneer of daily life fear has taken root: the most prestigious university in the United States is bracing for an "assault" by President Donald Trump.

Since returning to the White House, Trump has targeted prestigious universities, alleging anti-Semitism and liberal bias -- with Harvard a primary quarry.

He has launched what one academic called a "blitzkrieg" of measures -- arresting overseas students and researchers, slashing federal funding, and seeking to end Harvard's tax-exempt status.

"It's what they deserve!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform Friday.

Unlike other universities that have bowed in recent days, Harvard defied Trump -- suing his administration and mounting a fightback praised by students, faculty and commentators.