Barack Obama hits out at Donald Trump after he paused $2,300,000,000 in Harvard funding

Barack Obama has issued a statement after Donald Trump paused funding to Harvard University.

Donald Trump has cancelled funding to Harvard. Credit: Andrew Harnik / Getty

Harvard University made headlines recently for flat-out rejecting a list of intense demands from the Trump administration.

In response, the Department of Education promptly froze a staggering $2.3 billion in federal funding — $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in multi-year contracts, per the Guardian.

So, what exactly was the government demanding?