08.51 BST Trump calls Harvard a 'joke' and says it should be stripped of funds US president Donald Trump called Harvard a “joke” on Wednesday and said it should lose its government research contracts after the prestigious university refused demands that it accept outside political supervision. Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports that Trump’s administration also threatened to ban Harvard from admitting foreign students unless it bows to the requirements, as US media reported that officials were considering revoking the university’s tax-exempt status. Trump said on his Truth Social platform: Harvard can no longer be considered even a decent place of learning,...