Hegseth ending military education ties with Harvard amid Trump feud: 'We train warriors, not wokesters'

The Department of War said Friday that it will end all professional military education, fellowships and certificate programs with Harvard University.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth slammed the university in a video announcement posted on X, saying the department would be cutting ties with Harvard for active-duty service members beginning in the 2026–27 school year — a move he said was "long overdue."

"Harvard is woke; The War Department is not," Hegseth stated. 

While Hegseth, who has a master’s degree from Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, said the U.S. military has had a "rich tradition" with the Ivy League school, he argued that Harvard has become one of the
"red-hot centers of Hate America activism." ---More...

???? BREAKING: The left is furious after SecWar Pete Hegseth just ABOLISHED all military education, fellowships and certificate programs with HARVARD University

"Harvard is woke; The War Department is not." ????

I VOTED FOR THIS!

"We train warriors, not wokesters. Harvard, GOOD… pic.twitter.com/5Ubp56WlNF

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh)February 7, 2026

The left is furious after SecWar Pete Hegseth just ABOLISHED all military education, fellowships and certificate programs with HARVARD University

"Harvard is woke; The War Department is not."

I VOTED FOR THIS!

"We train warriors, not wokesters. Harvard, GOOD RIDDANCE."

"This university with such a unique history, which receives billions of our federal tax dollars, is one of the red-hot centers of hate America activism!"

"Too many faculty members openly loathe our military. They cast our armed forces in a negative light and squelch anyone who challenges their leftist political leanings, all while charging enormous tuition. It's not worth it. They've replaced open inquiry and honest debate with rigid orthodoxy."

"For too long, this department has sent our best and brightest officers to Harvard, hoping the university would better understand and appreciate our warrior class."

"Heads full of globalist and radical ideologies that do not improve our fighting ranks. So, starting now and beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, I am discontinuing all graduate-level professional military education—PME—all fellowships and certificate programs between Harvard University and the War Department for active-duty service members."