Trump: Former President ‘Claudine Gay Has Set Harvard Back 50 to 100 Years’

Published on January 5, 2024

Former President Donald Trump said that Harvard’s former president, Claudine Gay, has set the university back by decades following her resignation over plagiarism accusations and her handling of anti-Semitism on campus. “Claudine Gay has set Harvard back 50 to 100 years,” the former president said on Truth Social on Jan. 4. “Other than that, she has done a great job!!!” Ms. Gay resigned on Jan. 2 after mounting plagiarism accusations and weeks of intense pressure from lawmakers, donors, alumni, and students asking her to step down. She said her resignation “is in the best interests of Harvard” in an email to the Harvard community....