Newsom calls for Harvard President Alan Garber to resign over deal with Trump administration

Newsom calls for Harvard President Alan Garber to resign over deal with Trump administration


Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on Tuesday demanded Harvard President Alan Garber resign for reportedly considering making a deal with the Trump administration to resolve lingering concerns about how the school handled antisemitism on campus.

Garber is eyeing a $500 million settlement with the White House to unfreeze critical federal funding after President Donald Trump rescinded billions in taxpayer dollars to the Ivy League institution due to accusations that the school allowed antisemitism to foment against Jewish students, multiple outlets reported this week. 

Newsom, who oversees a state where multiple leading schools have been similarly targeted by the government for how they handled antisemitism, responded to the reports of a looming deal by denouncing Harvard for “surrendering” to Trump, calling for Garber to step down, and pledging

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