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Amanpour

The Trump Administration's Attack on Harvard

Amanpour

CNN

News

4.2929 Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

As Harvard students celebrated the end of their academic journey, just six miles away the school's lawyers were in court, fighting back against President Trump's attempt to ban international students. That is only one front in a sustained attack by this administration on Harvard. For scholars of democracy, targeting higher education is both shocking and predictable. Steven Levitsky is a Professor of Government and of Latin American studies at Harvard, and the co-author of "How Democracies Die." He joins the program from Brookline, Massachusetts.  Also on today's show: Harvard professor Dr. Kari Nadeau; director Wes Anderson; US House Republican Blake Moore  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello everyone and welcome to Amunpur.

0:05.0

Here's what's coming up.

0:08.0

As Harvard University fights back against President Trump,

0:12.0

he has hit a 30-day pause button.

0:15.0

I ask Harvard professor of government Stephen Levitsky

0:19.0

what this moment means for American democracy.

0:21.6

And, physician Karinado tells me how freezing federal grants is impacting her own leading research.

0:28.6

Then, is this supposed to be here?

0:30.6

Who was under the lunch trolley?

0:32.6

Oh dear, who shot you?

0:34.6

Terror is from out of town.

0:36.6

Help yourself to a holiday.

0:38.6

You're very kind.

0:39.6

The Phoenician scheme, hip director, Wes Anderson, takes me behind the scenes of his

0:44.3

brand new movie, also ahead.

0:46.5

The fact that we can get it enacted and build on the bipartisan support that this has had,

0:51.2

I think shows that it has a really strong future.

0:53.5

Walter Isaacson speaks to the Republican Congressman Blake Moore, who is involved in helping

0:59.0

pass Trump's big, beautiful bill. Welcome to the program, everyone. I'm Christiana Manpur in London.

1:25.7

Graduation days are always momentous occasions. But at Harvard today, there's never been one like it.

1:32.1

As students celebrate the end of their academic journey, just six miles away, the school's lawyers were in court,

1:39.2

fighting back against President Trump's attempt to ban international students. The judge there says she will order the administration

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