In its campaign to pressure elite US colleges to make a wide range of policy changes, the administration of President Donald Trump has come down hardest on Harvard University.

Rumors have been swirling online that Trump's attack on Harvard might be fueled by a desire for revenge after the school rejected his youngest son, Barron

Harvard University has responded to it by saying, "This is yet another illegal retaliatory step taken by the Administration in violation of Harvards First Amendment rights."