Trump's Education Chief Faces Mockery Over Grammatical Blunders in Harvard Letter

Users of social media promptly jumped at the chance to edit a letter from the President. Donald Trump 'S education secretary informed Harvard University that the Ivy League institution would no longer be receiving federal grants.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon escalated the administration’s conflict with the university on Monday by sending a letter to Harvard’s President Dr. Alan Garber, stating that the institution would lose eligibility for federal funds until they align with what Trump expects from colleges.

However, the letter faced quick criticism from social media commentators who spotted numerous errors made by the head of the task force aimed at dismantling the Education Department.

Harvard revised the letter in a professorial manner and returned it to McMahon, marking the errors in red ink, as shown in several posts shared on X featuring images of the annotated three pages.

Harvard is exhibiting a systematic pattern of breaking federal laws," McMahon stated in her correspondence, with both the institution and those who reviewed the document pointing out that "systemic" was probably intended to be "systematic.

'Where do many of these 'students' come from, who are they, how do they get into Harvard, or even into our country—and why is there so much HATE?' Secretary McMahon continued in the opening paragraph.

The letter proceeds to ridicule Harvard’s academic credentials, even though McMahon has her fair share of errors. She criticizes the Ivy League institution for offering what they call ‘remedial math’ courses and draws focus to instances of plagiarism at the university.

Andrew Feinberg, a White House correspondent for the Independent, tweeted about the letter saying: "The person who composed this has very poor writing skills."

A different journalist raised doubts about whether it was composed by an artificial intelligence (AI).

An official outlined the developments during a Monday evening conference call prior to McMahon sharing the letter on social media.

"For Harvard to regain eligibility for these competitions, it must engage in negotiations with the government to ensure compliance with all federal laws as defined by them," the official stated.

This measure would affect research grants, yet federal student aid, which passes through universities prior to reaching students and offering them financial assistance, remains untouched.

Social media users indicated that Harvard emerged victorious in this round of the conflict with the administration due to multiple errors in the letter.

Initially, McMahon penned 'Federal Government,' but critics argued this was incorrect as she had capitalized the letters 'F' and 'G' despite it not being a proper noun.

Other annotations encompass identifying run-on and fragmented sentences, inconsistencies in verb tense usage, and arbitrarily capitalized words.

Trump has voiced displeasure with universities allowing pro-Palestinian demonstrations to run amok on campuses.

Members of the presidential team have similarly raised concerns about perceived insufficient diversity in higher education institutions, specifically pointing out an underrepresentation of conservatives among the faculty.

The senior official stated, "They have turned into an entity that is overwhelmingly left-leaning, and this DEI ideology ties into the issue of anti-Semitism since they are instructing young individuals to hastily judge one another based on their identities and skin tones."

The most recent development marks a significant intensification in an ongoing battle with the well-known organization that has been continuing for several months.

Trump had earlier withheld $2.2 billion in federal funds from Harvard and stated he is considering removing the university's tax-exempt status.

An official from the Department of Education stated during Monday’s meeting that Harvard's endowment remains ‘practically tax-free’ and is enormous.

'It's larger than the GDP of many countries and it was only possible for them to amass that thanks to the blessings of this country that they do business in,' the official said.

Garber has previously said he won't bend to the government.

Last month, the university filed a lawsuit aiming to reverse the funding freeze, resisting the government's 'extensive and invasive requirements.'

In the letter, released on White House officials' social media accounts, McMahon said that receiving taxpayer funds was a 'privilege, not a right' and claimed that Harvard was breaking federal law.

The letter started out by focusing on the immigration status of students - likely those involved in the pro-Palestinian demonstrations - with McMahon saying they were engaged in 'violent behavior.'

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