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fujiyamasan

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4. Trump attended UPenn, another ivy league

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Fri May 23, 2025, 02:29 PM

May 23

I think democrats should tread lightly here. Yes, defending academic independence and freedom is important, but Harvard and the Ivy League are not sympathetic victims and not likely to get democrats any political traction.

Much of the public at this point feels more than a whiff of resentment at the elites and their institutions.

Remember Cruz, Rubio, Hawley, and plenty of others on the right are Harvard grads too. Plenty of ass holes have come out of these schools.

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Instead of having a president who went to Harvard, we have one who attacks Harvard [View all] milestogo May 23 OP

The Ivy League should stick together, like a league C_U_L8R May 23 #1

Our goal should be to expunge him from the history books in the near future FakeNoose May 23 #2

I'm sure Trump hates anybody who graduated from Harvard. Especially those who didn't cheat like he did. Walleye May 23 #3

Trump attended UPenn, another ivy league fujiyamasan May 23 #4

tRump probably got rejected from Harvard and Columbia. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 23 #5

He had help to begin with, gab13by13 May 23 #8

Well all these elite schools have a rich boy track. milestogo May 23 #6

Nice article about Krasnov and Wharton gab13by13 May 23 #7

An academic friend asked me yesterday malaise May 23 #9

Yes, it's in the article I linked, it did not give him an honorary degree. gab13by13 May 23 #12

Makes sense malaise May 23 #13

Maybe he missed Harvard because he got drafted.......Oh. Never mind. Ping Tung May 23 #10

Schools don't have to be elite for him to attack them. UTUSN May 23 #11

Jealous much, eh, donnie boy? SWBTATTReg May 23 #14