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In reply to the discussion: No, Barron Trump was not rejected by Harvard, Melania says amid university battle [View all]Ocelot II
(125,136 posts)4. According to Snopes there's no evidence Barron applied to or was rejected by Harvard.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/04/21/columbia-harvard-stanford-barron-trump/
Trump can hate Harvard easily enough because it's the flagship Ivy League school and he didn't go there ,while a lot of people he hates did - including Obama, who was the president of the Harvard Law Review. . His jihad against Harvard goes back to his first administration, if not before.
https://www.cnbctv18.com/world/how-harvard-became-ground-zero-in-trumps-war-on-elite-universities-a-timeline-19609256.htm
Trump can hate Harvard easily enough because it's the flagship Ivy League school and he didn't go there ,while a lot of people he hates did - including Obama, who was the president of the Harvard Law Review. . His jihad against Harvard goes back to his first administration, if not before.
Between 2017 and 2020, during Donald Trump's first term, Harvard University frequently clashed with the Trump administration over immigration, civil rights, and academic freedom. It publicly condemned the administrations travel ban targeting Muslim-majority countries, defended undocumented students by challenging efforts to dismantle DACA, and fought alongside MIT to overturn a policy that threatened the visa status of international students taking online classes.
During this period, Harvard was also the target of a high-profile lawsuit alleging anti-Asian bias in admissions, a case supported by Trumps Department of Justice. Although Harvard ultimately prevailed in court, the administrations scrutiny of elite institutions continued, including investigations into alleged unreported foreign funding...
During this period, Harvard was also the target of a high-profile lawsuit alleging anti-Asian bias in admissions, a case supported by Trumps Department of Justice. Although Harvard ultimately prevailed in court, the administrations scrutiny of elite institutions continued, including investigations into alleged unreported foreign funding...
https://www.cnbctv18.com/world/how-harvard-became-ground-zero-in-trumps-war-on-elite-universities-a-timeline-19609256.htm
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No, Barron Trump was not rejected by Harvard, Melania says amid university battle [View all]
AZLD4Candidate
May 28
OP
According to Snopes there's no evidence Barron applied to or was rejected by Harvard.
Ocelot II
May 28
#4
Also Chump's dad Fred C. Chump made a substantial donation to U Penn/Wharton School
FakeNoose
May 28
#18
He wasn't rejected. They refused to find someone to take his tests and fill out his application.
Wonder Why
May 28
#15
The might have taken him but his dad said that Mexico would pay the tuition.
twodogsbarking
May 28
#21