Chris Matthews, former MSNBC host, suggested Tuesday Donald TrumpThe goal for Harvard and elite universities is “wise” rather than anti-Semitism.
“I have to say that the government sometimes sets its goals in the right direction. Matthews said in MSNBC’s Morning Joe that the country’s elite universities are not fully covering the rose at this time,” Matthews said in MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
Trump administration announces Freeze $2.2 billion Harvard President Alan M. Garber announced the same day that the school will not comply with the Trump administration’s demands against anti-Semitism, and that the school will not comply with the school’s requirements in Monday’s multi-year grants and contracts.
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Former MSNBC host Chris Matthews joined MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Tuesday and responded to the back and forth between the Trump administration and Harvard University. (Screen shot/MSNBC)
“Everyone, whether you are a Jewish student or not, I think you have the right to attend classes when you pay $90,000 a year, you have the right to attend classes and be taught by your professors and enjoy the right to a better university, a great university,” Matthews continued. ”
He added: “And they have to tell them the fact that they are going to get students to school, and that’s about the fact that it’s about what they have to do, and they have problems in their own minds. So, I think elite colleges are beating right now. It’s probably a wise move.”
Matthews also argued that this would not hurt the president politically.
“It’s Trump following the elite. He knows what he’s doing, and politically, it won’t hurt him. I think that the money has enough money to cover up their legacy. They have a lot of money to deal with. So they can take care of themselves. I don’t want to let myself relax that, but I don’t think Trump’s goal for these colleges is the worst move.
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Vanity Fair Molly Jong-fast Pushing backwards, likening Trump’s move to “ideological policing 101”.
“They are using Anti-Semitism As a cloak. If this government really cares about anti-Semitism, there are a lot they can do. It’s not about it’s targeting college, it’s targeting speech, it’s about starting from authoritarian scripts,” Fast said.
Jong-fast went on to argue that the “highest stage” of the government is an over-the-country government and has nothing to do with anti-Semitism.
Matthews replied, “I think it’s a real challenge. I asked my Jews. I said, are you worried? They said yes. It’s a problem. It’s a problem. And in Colombia, it’s a serious problem. You won’t stop parents who have kids going to school from paying. Well, seriously, if you don’t think it’s a problem, you have a problem.”
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The Trump administration announced that Harvard University said it would not comply with federal anti-Semitism requirements and would freeze more than $2 billion in grants and contracts. (AP image)
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Jong-Fast said she was Jewish and agreed that there was a big anti-Semitism problem in the United States. But, she added: “I also think accepting Harvard teaching and academia is not the answer.”
