By Betsy Klein, CNN(CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday previewed a $500 million deal on trade schools with Harvard University, following months of talks about a potential settlement amid a broader fight between the Trump administration and the school. “I guess we reached a deal with Harvard today, so we’ll see. Trump has been calling on Harvard to pay a sweeping $500 million settlement, telling McMahon during a Cabinet meeting last month that he wants “nothing less.”Trump said Tuesday that officials are “very close” to a deal and Harvard “will be paying about $500 million and they’ll be operating trade schools. Harvard was the first university targeted by the Trump administration to take on the White House directly in court. Days later, Brown University reached a deal in which it would pay Rhode Island workforce development organizations $50 million in grants.