Within the ongoing battle between President Trump and Harvard College, Democrats and the media are siding with Harvard, due to course they’re.
Over on CNN, Scott Jennings, the lone voice of cause, just lately knocked the Democrats, mentioning that when once more, they’re on the incorrect facet of a preferred situation. The calls for the Trump administration has made on the college are very affordable and consistent with public sentiment.
Jennings famous that whereas Democrats cry for Harvard over Trump withholding billions in funding, the college is sitting on an endowment that’s value $53 billion. That’s larger than the economic system of some small international locations.
The Daily Caller stories:
Jennings additional mentioned that politicians would “get their ass[es] kicked” in the event that they informed the American those that they need to hand over $9 billion to an elite college, and said that universities have posed a nationwide safety danger by admitting college students who “essentially hate western civilization.”
“I believe, as a political matter, should you went out to the American folks proper now and mentioned ‘effectively, we’re simply not gonna make it as a rustic except we give $9 billion to Harvard, it’s sitting on $53 billion.’ You’d get your ass kicked, I think about, in a political marketing campaign,” Jennings mentioned. “Now, don’t misunderstand. I with Harvard would really work one thing out right here.
I do agree that these universities are vital. They do vital work. However I don’t agree that we have to proceed to fund individuals who don’t take heed to us once we say ‘you might have issues.’ I’d argue that it’s a nationwide safety drawback that these Ivy League faculties are turning out individuals who essentially hate western civilization. So there are factors to be made right here and they should hear.”
Right here’s the clip:
“In the event you went out and argued to the American folks proper now and mentioned, effectively, we’re simply not going to make it as a rustic except we give $9 billion to Harvard, that is sitting on $53 billion, you’d get your ass kicked. I think about, in a political marketing campaign.”
Scott Jennings is correct. pic.twitter.com/9203Ev2EdG
— Thomas Hern (@ThomasMHern) April 15, 2025
If Harvard desires to proceed to foster anti-American and antisemitic tradition on their campus, they’ll do it on their very own dime. The American folks don’t must fund it.
