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Princess Elisabeth has completed first year of master’s degree but Trump administration’s crackdown may jeopardise studies

Princess Elisabeth, the 23-year-old future queen of Belgium, has just completed her first year at Harvard University but the ban imposed by Donald Trump’s administration on foreign students studying there could jeopardise her continued attendance.

The US president’s administration revoked Harvard’s ability to enrol international students on Thursday, and is forcing current foreign students to transfer to other schools or lose their legal status in the US, while also threatening to expand the crackdown to other colleges.

“Princess Elisabeth has just completed her first year. The impact of [the Trump administration’s] decision will only become clearer in the coming days/weeks. We are currently investigating the situation,” said a spokesperson for the Belgian royal palace, Lore Vandoorne.

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[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 9 points 6 days ago

If I were studying in the Untied States, I'd be afraid to stay there anyway

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 days ago

I'm just glad we are keeping these thugs and criminals out of Harvard, it was clearly a huge problem.

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 214 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I'm sure this will work wonders for American soft power on the world stage.

Having a literal fucking queen with fond memories of America from her youth is political influence that money cannot buy. What an idiotic fumble.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 86 points 1 week ago (5 children)

What soft power? We pissed that all away months ago.

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 54 points 1 week ago

Fuck! I'm living in the past.

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[–] kernelle@0d.gs 82 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Belgian chiming in, people here really have* developed a strong distaste for the US. I'd say 90% of people I know don't care at all for the monarchy, but this is blasted in the news as an example no one is safe from USA's shenanigans.

Professors and Universities are condemning this, it's such a major step in the wrong direction once again.

[–] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago (2 children)

people here really have* developed a strong distaste for the US

And rightly and deservedly so...
🤷‍♂️ 🙄 🖕

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 37 points 1 week ago

Yeah, we hate us too, friend

[–] kernelle@0d.gs 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I personally know two people who've cancelled US trips, one of which is because she's gay.

Really wondering when they'll realise just how fucked they are.

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

When you say they, do you mean Americans paying attention, Trump voters and supporters, or the assholes making these decisions?

The first group are painfully aware of how fucked we are, the second MIGHT when they lose their home/job or have a loved one hauled away to a concentration camp but even then they might never because pro American propaganda has burrowed itself so deeply into their minds they truly believe the exceptionalism horseshit, the third either knows and is fine with it because they are just trying to consolidate power or is one of the ignorant true believers like the second group.

I fucking hate my country

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[–] pohart@programming.dev 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's soft power for the country, he doesn't care what happens to the country

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also the effects aren’t immediate so he doesn’t understand nor care about them

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[–] svcg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 73 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I am anti-monarchy and I don't particularly give a shit that this woman has to change universities or whatever, but quite frankly I'm shocked by the amount of comments here hoping for horrific things to happen to a woman just for being born into a family they don't like.

[–] poopkins@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (4 children)

It's the toxic cesspool of the anonymous internet. All these communities are the same.

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If the Trump admin wasn't obviously a fascist dictatorship I might be able to feel good about Belgian royalty being treated the same as anyone else. However, this has nothing to do with traditional American values of an even playing field, because the Trump admin just refuses to recognize any royalty except Trump.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 61 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Someone told me this whole attack on Harvard is all because Harvard rejected Baron trump and while I haven’t looked into it that would make so much sense

[–] RunawayFixer@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

It's retaliation for this: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/harvard-trump-funding-antisemitism-columbia-b2733306.html So Harvard isn't the only target, but they're the ones that dared to publicly stand up against the bully and now the bully wants to make an example out of them. It's basically a repeat of Ron Desantis war on higher education, but now on a national scale.

Here's an overview of how other universities are faring: https://www.yahoo.com/news/tracking-trumps-war-on-elite-universities-which-schools-have-lost-funding-and-what-theyre-doing-about-it-200621655.html?guccounter=1

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[–] Ymer@feddit.dk 41 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Of all the people suffering from Trump's deranged actions, European royalty are probably not the most deserving of pity.

[–] THB@lemmy.world 80 points 1 week ago (21 children)

I think you're missing the point. It's not about pitying her, but bringing more attention to the utterly stupid things happening

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[–] flango@lemmy.eco.br 38 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fuck off! She's rich AF, who's really suffering is the bright and poor immigrant that got this one chance to have a good education

[–] Soleos@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's less that it's bad for her and more that it's another way the US is dismantling their own soft power. There are long term advantages to having the rich and powerful from around the world get their upper education in your universities.

[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 6 days ago

Yeah this isn't newsworthy because she's rich, tbh there's probably richer immigrant students at Harvard we don't know about. But diplomatically this is a pretty big deal. This lady is gonna grow up to wield substantial political influence in her country, and she likely won't have warm feelings towards America as a result of this.

[–] Zenith@lemm.ee 36 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why does he have the power to ban people from going to a private university?

[–] TheRealKuni@midwest.social 32 points 1 week ago

Because the executive branch has power over student visas.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago (1 children)

what a toxic piece of shit, he is like the most obnoxious type of kid who screams, flails arms and legs when he loses a game and gets confronted about his shitty behaviour. except he is also the president of the US

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

And this is who the majority of the voters and those who didn't turn up wanted as their president. Democracy at work, ladies and germs!

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