New Delhi, May 29 -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday (May 28) called for Harvard University to limit the number of foreign students it admits to 15%. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump criticised the Ivy League institution for what he described as disrespect toward the United States.

"Harvard has got to behave themselves. Harvard is treating our country with great disrespect and all they're doing is getting in deeper and deeper," Trump told reporters at the White House.

"I think they should have a cap of maybe around 15%, not 31%," Trump said. "We have people who want to go to Harvard and other schools, they can't get in because we have foreign students there."

"I want to make sure that the foreign students are people ...