The Trump Organization fired a legal adviser Thursday because he also represents Harvard University, an adversary of the Trump administration in its ongoing crackdown on elite schools.<\/p>\n
The move comes after President Trump railed against Harvard in a social media post Thursday and commented on the connection between Harvard and the attorney, William Burck.<\/p>\n
The president urged his sons, who now run the Trump Organization, to fire the attorney immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cHarvard is a threat to Democracy, with a lawyer, who represents me, who should therefore be forced to resign, immediately, or be fired. He\u2019s not that good, anyway, and I hope that my very big and beautiful company, now run by my sons, gets rid of him ASAP!\u201d Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n
Shortly after the post, the Trump Organization fired Burck.<\/p>\n
\u201cI view it as a conflict and I will be moving in a different direction,\u201d Eric Trump said in a statement obtained by The Hill.<\/p>\n
Harvard sued the administration for taking away $2.2 billion in funding after it refused to bow to Trump\u2019s demands, which included changes to its hiring and admission practices, as well as eliminating its diversity, equity and inclusion programs.<\/p>\n
Trump has also sought to target Harvard\u2019s tax-exempt status, and his Department of Homeland Security has threatened to eliminate the school’s ability to enroll international students.<\/p>\n