The Trump administration has issued new guidelines to healthcare providers that fundamentally change the treatment landscape for minors diagnosed with gender dysphoria in the United States.
The guidelines, recently communicated by the administration, are aimed at halting the medical treatments such as puberty blockers and surgeries, recommending instead a transition towards talk therapy for affected minors.
These new guidelines, announced this week, were accompanied by communications from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In his letter, Kennedy expressed deep concerns regarding the existing "gender-affirming" care model, which has been prevalent in healthcare protocols.
The recommendations from the Health and Human Services Department signal a major policy shift as they instruct providers to discontinue medical treatments for gender dysphoria in children. Kennedy highlighted the importance of prioritizing psychological therapy over medical intervention for young patients.
The administration's guidance explicitly prohibits the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex-reassignment surgeries for minors. By advocating this change, the department seeks to protect children from what it describes as "harmful interventions."
Kennedy argued that the longstanding model of gender-affirming care has not had a substantial impact on improving long-term health and quality of life for those affected. He maintains that this model is based on easily disputed evidence.
The letter referenced significant international research to support its stance, specifically drawing on the United Kingdom's Cass Review. The review had highlighted several health risks related to the administration of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones in young individuals.
The U.K. findings have been pivotal in shaping the Trump administration's current policy direction. According to Kennedy, these findings underscore the limitations and hazards associated with traditional gender-affirming protocols.
The Department of Health and Human Services has taken a firm stand, reflecting that emerging literature reviews demonstrate the intrinsic weaknesses and severe risks associated with this model of care.
To ensure that healthcare providers comply with these new directives, HHS expects swift and substantial updates to treatment procedures and training. This proactive approach is seen as part of its commitment to shielding minors from irreversible medical procedures.
The new protocols demand that state medical boards stop using guidelines previously backed by the influential World Professional Association for Transgender Health. Kennedy stresses the Department’s commitment to holding providers accountable for upholding superior care standards.
Furthermore, these measures are designed to align U.S. treatment protocols with new insights and research, fostering a safer environment for minors diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
The Trump administration's guidelines have garnered support from key legislative figures. Notably, Bill Cassidy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, has praised this decisive move.
As a medical professional, Cassidy strongly advocates for the cessation of irreversible gender-transition procedures that are pursued despite conflicting scientific findings. His endorsement underscores a shared concern among some lawmakers about the impacts of gender-transition treatments on minors.
Cassidy emphasized the potential dangers of persisting with the existing healthcare practices for children, thereby aligning with the administration’s new health policy trajectory.
Ultimately, this shift in policy aims not only at transforming clinical practices but also at initiating broader debates about the efficacy and ethics of pediatric transgender care.
The Department of Health and Human Services continues to advocate for child safety and a robust evidence-based approach in healthcare. By leveraging a critical analysis of international studies, the administration hopes to foster a more cautious and informed treatment strategy for gender dysphoria.
As these new guidelines take effect, the healthcare community faces both challenges and opportunities in adapting to these comprehensive policy changes.
Jill Biden secretly wielded enormous power during her husband's presidency, using a personal enforcer to bully critics within the administration, according to a new book.
The former First Lady and her top aide, Anthony Bernal, were among the most influential people steering the ship during Biden's four years, according to Original Sin by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson.
Original Sin has faced intense criticism over the perceived hypocrisy of the book's authors, especially Tapper, who previously defended Biden as conservatives questioned his cognitive functioning.
The book paints the cover-up of Biden's decline as a closely kept conspiracy, singling out Bernal, a Jill Biden ally, as one of the family's key protectors.
"He considered loyalty to be the defining virtue and would wield that word to elevate some and oust others – at times fairly and at times not. ‘Are you a Biden person?' he would ask West Wing aides. ‘Is so-and-so a Biden person?’ The regular interrogations led some colleagues to dub him the leader of the ‘loyalty police,’" the journalists wrote in Original Sin.
According to the book, Biden's aides resented the influence that Bernal had on account of his connections to the First Lady, who was recognized by insiders as one of the most powerful First Ladies in the nation's history.
"As Jill's power rose, so did Bernal's," the book says. "Biden aides would say that she was one of the most powerful first ladies in history, and as a result, he became one of the most influential people in the White House."
The book's authors struggled to find anyone in the administration who liked Bernal, with some calling him one of "the worst person they had ever met."
"He would not be welcome at my funeral," a longtime Biden aide told the authors.
Bernal and deputy chief of staff Annie Tomasini were reportedly inseparable throughout Biden's term, with insiders comparing them to a brother and sister. They managed to insinuate themselves into Biden's inner circle in 2020 as his campaign took advantage of the COVID pandemic to hide him away from the public, according to the book.
Meanwhile, Jill and Bernal maintained a mutually reinforcing relationship. The pair collaborated to keep track of "who was with them and against them," as Bernal endeavored to promote Jill's "profile and glamor." The two were so close that Bernal felt comfortable criticizing the First Lady's looks.
Original Sin's sensational claims follow years of speculation - confined to right-wing media, and mostly dismissed by liberal mainstream outlets, until now - that Joe Biden was under the control of secret handlers including his own wife. To many, the "bombshells" in this book are far from shocking, even if they do provide some details about the conspiracy that many could see unfolding in plain sight.
Also, while there are certainly nuggets of truth in Original Sin, the book's narrative is spun in a way that seems all too convenient for the White House insiders - and liberal journalists like Tapper - who aided in the cover-up themselves. After all, blaming a small circle of relentless Biden loyalists allows them to say that they were victims, too - when, as everyone knows, they share responsibility for perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in American history.
The FBI is investigating Seattle after the city's Democratic mayor blamed Christians for violence that occurred at a prayer rally to protect children from gender ideology.
The police arrested 23 people at MayDay USA’s "Don’t Mess With Our Kids" rally, which was met with a violent response from left-wing agitators.
City officials in Seattle have said it was a mistake to allow Christians to peacefully assemble in the "historically gay" Capitol Hill neighborhood where the May 24 rally was held - but the Trump administration is sending a forceful reminder that First Amendment freedoms are not up for negotiation.
"We have asked our team to fully investigate allegations of targeted violence against religious groups at the Seattle concert," deputy FBI director Dan Bongino wrote on X. "Freedom of religion isn’t a suggestion."
A Seattle police press release said the chaos began when one of the groups began throwing items at the other group. While police did not identify the aggressors, left-wing "anti-fascists" are infamous for throwing projectiles at peaceful protesters and police.
"Officers immediately moved to arrest the people responsible, and while taking the individuals into custody, were assaulted by more protesters, resulting in even more arrests," the press release said.
Mayor Bruce Harrell characterized the Christian gathering as an intentionally provocative "far-right" hate rally, accusing the protesters of "promoting beliefs that are inherently opposed to our city’s values, in the heart of Seattle’s most prominent LGBTQ+ neighborhood."
While quick to blame the Christians, Harrell suggested that a handful of "anarchists" had infiltrated a group of otherwise peaceful counter-protesters.
City councilman Bob Kettle has said that it was a "mistake" to allow the event in Cal Anderson Park, adding, "I think you can have your First Amendment rights, but then we can do it in a respectful way."
While demanding that the Christians exercise their First Amendment rights in a way the city finds "respectful," officials have been silent about the obscene and violent behavior of counter-protesters who made lewd displays and threw bottles of urine.
"People in the crowd who had come to our worship event were physically assaulted," organizer and Pastor Russell Johnson told the Jason Rantz Show. "They had members there doing lewd sex acts in front of children. They were throwing water balloons filled with urine, you know, all sorts of things. And the police know who are the good guys and who are the bad guys, and so does City Hall," he continued.
While the city is painting the Christians as instigators over their choice in location, officials have admitted to denying MayDay USA's initial request for a permit in Pike Place Market over space constraints.
"That [location] was the idea that came from City Hall, and we followed their advice in an attempt to show a good faith effort to work with the city," Johnson explained. "And that's how we ended up at Cal Anderson and, of course, the mayor knows all of that. This is his team. These are his employees. And so, then when he releases a statement on Saturday evening, blaming the church, well, you and I both know Jason, nobody from the church was arrested on Saturday evening for violence. But 23 radical leftist Antifa members were."
The city's crackdown on disfavored speech stands in contrast to former mayor Jenny Durkan's passive response to left-wing radicals who seized control of entire blocks in the Capitol Hill neighborhood after the death of George Floyd. The infamous, police-free "autonomous zone" descended into deadly mayhem before being shut down.
Seattle is now taking the position that "historically gay" Capitol Hill is protected ground where freedom of speech is off-limits.
Bongino's remark that "freedom of religion isn't a suggestion" is a reminder that Seattle's liberal leadership badly needs. While the mayor seems to think the city's "values" are beyond reproach, the First Amendment guarantees precisely the right to disagree with and criticize the "values" of a particular political establishment.
We will have to see where the FBI's investigation goes, but perhaps legal pressure will convince the city to amend its ways.
This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
A long list of dozens of judges at the entry level to the federal court system have issued nationwide injunctions against President Donald Trump and his voter-endorsed agenda to cut waste and fraud, remove illegal alien criminals, and more.
They've insisted on claiming the power to make decisions for the executive branch, even to the level of personnel hirings and firings.
And they've threatened the administration with contempt for not following their opinions.
But Congress now is formulating a response to that leftist agenda, a response that would withdraw the authority of those judges to enforce their own orders unless there was a bond posted when they issued the injunction.
That's already in federal law: A judge issuing an injunction can require those demanding the injunction to post a bond to cover the costs and expenses involved should that injunction eventually be overturned.
But most judges simply ignore that requirement or set a bond at zero.
A report in the Washington Examiner explains President Trump's "big, beautiful" bill, a reconciliation package approved by the House and now pending in the Senate, includes a resolution to the problem.
"The 1,000-page bill includes a provision to curb the power of federal judges to hold the Trump administration in contempt for violating court orders," the report said.
"We think what these federal judges are doing is tantamount to a national crisis," a GOP aide told the publication.
The plan is for courts to enforce a rule that calls for a bond to be posted before a federal judge can issue an injunction to stop an administration move.
"Judges often refrain from using these bonds, including if plaintiffs don't have the resources to pay, and can choose to set the bond at zero. Under the bill that passed the House, a judge's injunction would not have teeth without the bond payment," the report said.
The wording is: "No court of the United States may use appropriated funds to enforce a contempt citation for failure to comply with an injunction or temporary restraining order if no security was given when the injunction or order was issued pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c), whether issued prior to, on, or subsequent to the date of enactment of this section."
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the chief of the House Judiciary Committee, said, "The judge can set the security at whatever level he wants. What's typically happened in these cases is he's just waiving it. Nobody's putting it up. And they're getting this injunction that applies nationwide, which is the concern."
The result would be, if it reaches the point of being signed into law, that every federal court injunction that waived the security requirement would suddenly be unenforceable.
It's not the only move developing in response to the judges' determination that they will make executive branch decisions.
"Last month, Rep. Darrell Issa's, R-Calif., bill to block district courts' ability to issue nationwide injunctions passed the House. Another attempt came from Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, who introduced articles of impeachment against District Judge James Boasberg, who blocked the deportation of Venezuelan migrants. Boasberg has threatened contempt proceedings over the order," the report explained.
Democrats argue the plan to have judges require bonds, or lose the ability to enforcement their rulings, is unconstitutional.
This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
A newly declassified report on Nellie Ohr, who with her husband Bruce Ohr was integral to the fake "Russia collusion" conspiracy theory created by Democrats to attack then-candidate Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential race, reveals that she lied to Congress.
But never was prosecuted.
"By lying to Congress, Nellie Ohr showed contempt for congressional oversight and the American people. What's more, the FBI and DOJ's failure to hold Ohr accountable for appearing to commit multiple felonies and its obstructive conduct against agents that sought additional information reveals the agencies' deeply disturbing political bias. Ohr never suffered consequences for advancing the phony Trump-Russia narrative and attempting to cover up her involvement in the hoax," said Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa.
"Yet time and again, the American justice system has been weaponized against President Trump and his associates with reckless abandon. The DOJ's inaction on Nellie Ohr's criminal referral – despite the obviously incriminating evidence provided in the FBI's own analysis – undermines public trust in the rule of law. I applaud Director Patel, Attorney General Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Blanche for cooperating with my request to declassify this information, which is in the public's interest, and chart a new course for transparency and accountability at the FBI and DOJ."
The Democrat power structure at that time fabricated claims about Trump, through Fusian GPS, for whom Nellie Ohr worked, and by weaponizing the FBI and DOJ, for whom Bruce Ohr worked, to assemble the "Steele dossier" of false allegations about him.
The conspiracy ended up before a special counsel who spent years of time and millions of taxpayer dollars to find out there was no evidence to support the allegations that aligned with Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton's losing agenda.
The U.S. Senate on the Judiciary explained the FBI and DOJ declined to prosecute Ohr, a contractor for Fusion GPS, even though an internal FBI analysis confirmed "Ohr's false congressional testimony."
The 2019 analysis was declassified at Grassley's request.
The investigation at the time, now revealed, "provides detailed evidence Ohr lied to Congress during sworn testimony and, as a result, obstructed ongoing congressional investigations, violating federal statutes 18 U.S.C. § 1001 and 18 U.S.C § 1505. The document also exposes how the FBI prevented agents from reviewing all relevant information necessary to perform a full analysis of the extent of Ohr's false testimony and her role in the fake Russia collusion investigation," the committee reported.
The report said Nellie Ohr "was employed by the political opposition research firm Fusion GPS between 2015 to 2016 to perform open-source research attempting to connect then-presidential candidate Donald Trump to Russian organized crime."
"This research was paid for by the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign and Democratic National Committee (DNC). Both organizations ultimately settled with the Federal Election Commission after allegations of campaign finance violations for intentionally misreporting the true purpose of the payments," the report said.
"At the time of Nellie Ohr's Fusion GPS employment, her husband, Bruce Ohr, was an Associate Deputy Attorney General at DOJ. Both Nellie and Bruce Ohr testified to the House Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in 2018 as part of the committees' oversight of the FBI's bogus 2016 Crossfire Hurricane investigation into President Trump's disproven collusion with Russia," the report said.
Nellie Ohr was referred to the DOJ for criminal investigation by then-Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., of the House Oversight Committee, who accused her of knowingly providing false testimony to Congress.
Among the findings:
For instance, the committee report confirmed. "Nellie Ohr gave a thumb drive containing her Fusion GPS work to her husband, Bruce Ohr, which he then provided to the FBI as part of its ongoing investigation. Nellie Ohr's email traffic shows she emailed her Russian investigative research directly to Bruce Ohr. Nellie's research closely mirrored the DOJ and FBI's Trump-Russia investigation. Bruce Ohr only shared information with the FBI relating to the Trump-Russia investigation after receiving it from his wife, Nellie Ohr. Nellie Ohr and Bruce Ohr met personally with British intelligence officer and Fusion GPS contractor, Christopher Steele, in 2016. Fusion GPS pitched Nellie Ohr's research to the Department of State (DOS) for additional investigation, per DOS emails. Nellie Ohr deleted emails with Russia-focused DOJ prosecutors, indicating an effort to conceal her exchanges with DOJ officials involved in the Trump-Russia investigation."
The report also notes Nellie Ohr have testified falsely to Congress that she was not involved in drafting Steel dossier claims as she made an "analytical error" in her own work that was identical to a mistake in the dossier, and a report deleted from a thumb drive owned by Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson and provided to the FBI via Bruce Ohr contained the same subject matter researched by Nellie Ohr.
Further in direct contradiction to her own testimony, she disseminated Fusion GPS research to DOJ prosecutors beyond those named in her testimony, including Lisa Holtyn, Ivana Nizich, Joseph Wheatley.
And she took six ham radio classes and an exam during her time at Fusion, even though she claimed her training was before her employment there.
A report in the Daily Mail charged that her "false claims" about Trump led to him "being investigated for colluding with Russia…"
It was the FBI's Office Federal Public Corruption squad in Washington that was tasked with reviewing the referral.
Michael Sumler, a member of the iconic R&B group Kool & the Gang, died in a car crash on Saturday. He was 71.
The beloved entertainer died at the scene of the collision, which happened before midnight Saturday in Cobb County, Georgia. The 33-year-old driver of the other vehicle was not hurt.
At their peak in the 1970s and 1980s, Kool & the Gang released several hits including "Jungle Boogie," "Get Down On It," and the pervasive party anthem "Celebration," which has enjoyed a long commercial afterlife at countless birthdays and weddings.
Known for his energetic stage presence, "Chicago Mike" was the band's hype man and wardrobe valet.
“We’re deeply saddened to hear about the passing of our longtime wardrobe valet, Mike Sumler,” Kool & the Gang said in a statement. “Mike worked alongside Kool & the Gang from 2004-2015, making sure the guys looked their best onstage every night.”
“He also hyped the crowd with his energy and dance moves at the top of the show. Most recently, Mike helped Kool with LeKool champagne events,” they went on.
The mayor of Mableton, Michael Owens, also paid tribute to the "music legend."
“The City of Mableton, City Council and I join his friends, family and fans in mourning his loss,” Owens added.
Kool & the Gang have never disbanded since forming in 1964 as the Jazziacs, although the members have changed significantly over the years.
The group started out playing instrumental jazz, later adding vocals as they developed the danceable funk sound that led to their first success on the 1973 album Wild and Peaceful.
Sumler joined the group after striking up a friendship with their security guard, he recalled in a 2018 interview.
“I had a local band out of Chicago called Power Pac,” Sumler told the Kelly Talk Show. “One of the Kool and the Gang security guys caught our act in the club in Chicago and we became friends, and he decided… he said, ‘Hey, you’d like to meet my group?’ And I said ‘Sure.'”
“So I started off doing moves on the stage, and so that was the opening for the band. And then they said, ‘Well we need you a little more,'” he said. “So I started coming on doing background singing and just working the whole show… just creating even more moves for the band.”
Kool & the Gang have sold millions of albums and have received numerous honors, including two Grammys. The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2024, although sadly, only one original member was still alive to witness the achievement: Robert "Kool" Bell.
Deputy Director Dan Bongino and Director Kash Patel of the FBI are directing renewed efforts into three unresolved high-profile cases from the Biden-Harris administration period, Lifezette reported.
This initiative responds to growing public and legislative pressure over these investigations and aligns with the Trump administration's vision to reform federal law enforcement agencies.
The cases receiving new attention include the January 6, 2021, incident involving the discovery of pipe bombs at the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters. Despite an intensive investigation, the individual responsible for placing the bombs remains unidentified. The incident occurred amid the larger turmoil of the Capitol attack by supporters of then-President Donald Trump.
Another case under increased scrutiny is the Supreme Court draft opinion leak from May 2022. A draft decision that previewed the overturning of Roe v. Wade was published by Politico, leading to nationwide protests and escalating tensions around the court. Despite an internal investigation by the Supreme Court, the source of the leak was not identified by January 2023.
The third case involves the discovery of cocaine in the White House in July 2023. This incident occurred shortly after a visit from Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, and raised questions that have yet to be resolved with the identification of a suspect. Persistent demands for transparency from the public have kept the case in the spotlight.
Bongino, overseeing these efforts, receives weekly updates on each investigation's progress, emphasizing the FBI's proactive approach. He stated the need for public assistance, advising citizens to provide any pertinent information or tips directly to the bureau.
In an attempt to bolster internal reforms, Bongino announced upcoming new hires within the FBI. "We will have new hires for our reform teams on board by next week," he said in a statement on social media.
The re-examination of these cases happens alongside broader reforms being pursued within the FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies by the Trump administration. These efforts aim to address both the operational and public trust aspects of federal bodies responsible for law enforcement and justice.
Bongino's reallocation of resources to these unresolved cases reflects growing fatigue with lingering legal ambiguities from the previous administration. Increased pressure from legislators and citizens has amplified the demand for accountability and closure.
The FBI is actively seeking engagement from the public, encouraging any who might hold valuable information to come forward. This step is crucial, according to the agency, for ensuring comprehensive investigations and achieving eventual resolutions.
The interplay between public expectations and law enforcement capacity to resolve these cases highlights an ongoing shift in how federal agencies manage investigations. Adapting to this landscape remains a challenge as the agency reforms internally.
In addressing these cases, the FBI acknowledges the substantial public interest and impact each case carries. The agency's transparency and responsiveness are pivotal in rebuilding trust and assuring the population of the FBI's commitment to justice.
As the FBI undertakes this renewed mission, there's hope that the intensified focus will lead to breakthroughs. The commitment to resource allocation and reform underscores the dynamic nature of current agency priorities.
This strategic shift reflects the FBI's inclination to engage more openly with the communities it serves. The ongoing reform efforts are part of a broader attempt to streamline operations and reestablish public faith in the federal law enforcement system.
The momentum gained through these initiatives potentially sets a precedent for addressing other unresolved high-profile cases. Ensuring detailed and transparent communication about progress remains pivotal in achieving this transformative goal.
Finnish-American actress Taina Elg, one of the stars of old Hollywood, has died. She was 95.
The glamorous, multi-talented actress and dancer was perhaps best known for co-starring with Gene Kelly in the musical Les Girls. She also starred in a 1959 adaptation of the spy thriller The 39 Steps.
She died at an assisted care facility in Helsinki, her family told the Helsinki Times.
Born into a musical family - her parents were both pianists - the Helsinki native trained in ballet in her youth, studying in Helsinki, Stockholm, Gothenburg, and London.
It was in London that Elg was discovered by American film producer Edwin H. Knopf, who presented her with a seven-year contract with MGM.
Elg made her debut in the Biblical epic The Prodigal (1955), followed by Diane (1956), and then received a Golden Globe for best female foreign newcomer in Gaby (1956).
Her breakthrough came in the colorful musical film Les Girls (1957), alongside legendary dancer-actor Gene Kelly, Mitzi Gaynor, and Kay Kendall, with iconic composer Cole Porter providing the score. Elg won a Golden Globe for her performance, sharing the honor with Kendall.
She later appeared in Imitation General (1958), a war comedy starring Glenn Ford and Red Buttons. Another star turn came in the 1959 remake of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps, in which Elg appeared as a schoolteacher who becomes involved with a British diplomat played by Kenneth More.
Her last movie under contract with MGM was the 1959 African adventure Watusi, co-starring George Montgomery.
After her film career peaked in the late 1950s, Elg turned to TV and the stage, appearing in Broadway shows like Look to the Lillies, West Side Story, The Sound of Music, A Little Night Music, and Where's Charley?, which earned her a Tony nomination, also showing up in soap operas like One Life to Live, The Doctors, Guiding Light, and The Edge of Night and Loving.
Elg's other movies include the 1961 Italian fantasy-adventure The Bacchantes (1961), Arnold Schwarzenegger's film debut Hercules in New York (1970), Liebestraum (1991) and Barbra Streisand’s The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996).
In 2004, Elg was honored by her native Finland with the Order of the Lion of Finland.
Elg spent over three decades living in Manhattan but returned to her native Finland in 2008 after the death of her second husband, Rocco Caporale. A previous marriage to economist and importer Carl “Poku” Björkenheim ended in divorce.
Her son is the jazz guitarist Raoul Björkenheim.
Melania Trump issued a rare public statement defending her son Barron after he got caught in the crossfire of her husband's war on Harvard.
A spokesperson for Melania confirmed that Barron, 18, never applied to Harvard after leftist trolls started claiming President Trump is only targeting the nation's oldest and richest university because his son didn't get in.
"Barron did not apply to Harvard, and any assertion that he, or that anyone on his behalf, applied is completely false," spokesperson Nicholas Clemens told Fox News Digital.
The claim that Barron was rejected by Harvard began to spread in liberal spaces on social media last weekend after Trump blocked the university from enrolling international students - who comprise about a quarter of the student body.
A federal judge appointed by President Obama promptly froze Trump's move, which had thrown foreign students into turmoil just before graduation.
Trump has also targeted Harvard's federal funding, threatening to strip away billions of dollars in grants and contracts, while suggesting he may transfer money from Harvard to the nation's trade schools.
In his latest comments on the controversy Wednesday, Trump said Harvard is being stubborn.
"But Harvard wants to fight. They want to show how smart they are, and they're getting their a-- kicked," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
"All they're doing is getting in deeper and deeper and deeper," Trump said. "They've got to behave themselves."
Trump has plainly stated his reasons for the crackdown on Harvard, citing its response to campus anti-Semitism and its use of anti-white Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies in admissions.
In short, Trump's policy on Harvard has to do with real issues of public concern and not, as some baselessly suggest, some frivolous personal vendetta.
Trump's son, Barron, just finished his freshman year at New York University's Stern School of Business. Barron's father and two of his siblings attended the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, a path the family also considered for Barron.
"We liked NYU. I've known NYU for a long time, but it's one of the highest rated," President Trump told the Daily Mail last year. "I went to Wharton, and that was certainly one that we were considering."
Melania Trump is known to be very close to her only child, and she has long endeavored to shelter him from the political fray.
In her self-titled memoir released last year, she responded to the rumors that her son has autism, which were propagated by Rosie O'Donnell, saying the gossip left "irreparable damage."
"Barron’s experience of being bullied both online and in real life following the incident is a clear indication of the irreparable damage caused," she wrote.
"It felt like my heart was breaking into pieces," she wrote.
Donald Trump Jr. is expected to ring the New York Stock Exchange bell for online gun retailer GrabAGun, which is set to go public in June.
Ahead of the initial public offer (IPO), the president's son will be joined by anti-woke investor Omeed Malik and GrabAGun CEO Marc Nemati for a lunch and private dinner in Midtown Manhattan next week with hedge fund managers, the New York Post reported.
Trump Jr., an avid hunter and Second Amendment activist, is expected to join GrabAGun's board when the company goes public with the playful stock ticker "PEW."
It's part of an effort to establish conservative businesses that have long been sidelined by "woke" investors. Trump Jr. is also a partner at Mailk's conservative venture capital firm 1789 Capital.
“The gun space has been one of the spaces most attacked by woke corporate America,” Trump told The New York Post in January. "People are more concerned for their security than ever.”
“It shows our business model — we are giving a company that has been ostracized bandwidth to operate,” Trump said.
Trump Jr. previously partnered with Malik to set up Public Square, which bills itself as "America’s largest marketplace and payments ecosystem for consumers and businesses that value life, family, and liberty."
In a similar vein, GrabAGun aims to support the Second Amendment by making it easy to purchase guns and ammo "just like you can on Amazon," Malik said in a recent appearance at the Qatar Economic Forum.
"That’s an entire area that’s been starved of funding in the United States for ideological purposes,” Malik added.
GrabAGun aims to fills a gap in the retail firearms market, which has long been driven by in-store sales even as more Americans, particularly young people, are buying stuff online.
"We no longer shop the way we used to, and the retail firearms market needed a change. We believe people should be able to use their computers, phones, and tablets to shop for firearms the same way they purchase everything else," the company's site says.
GrabAGun will be acquired by Malik's special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Colombier Acquisition Corp II, which will take the gun retailer public.
Firearms companies have long had a small presence in the stock market - only two famous manufacturers, Smith & Wesson and Ruger, are publicly traded.
When GrabAGun goes public next month, Trump Jr. will have the honor of ringing the ceremonial bell on Wall Street.