The fallout from Trump's war on Harvard will long outlast his presidency2 days ago Share Save Anthony Zurcher • @awzurcher North America correspondent Share SaveBBCDonald Trump has had a busy seven days. Even if court challenges overrule some of these actions – some have already been put on hold – the impact is being felt across the landscape of American higher education. "The trade-off put to Harvard and other universities is clear," Harvard wrote in its complaint filed with a Massachusetts federal court. He believes that Trump's chaotic, scattershot approach - including last week's comments - could end up less effective than a more methodical restructuring of American universities. Even if American universities resist - or outlast - Trump's efforts, they are no longer insulated from the scorched-earth warfare of American politics.