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J. D. Vance: “Harvard, to every reasonable interpretation, I think, has…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 07:41

Well, I think the most important safeguard to any of this is just the law. And if you look at Harvard, of course, that's been the university that's been most in the public eye. I mean, look, Harvard, to every reasonable interpretation, I think, has violated the Civil Rights act of 1964 by engaging in explicit racial discrimination. to say nothing else of Harvard's many other sins. If you're violating the law as a university, you shouldn't receive taxpayer money. I don't know why it's more controversial than that. (07:41–07:51)

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Asserts that Harvard has violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 through racial discrimination.

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