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J. D. Vance: “If you're violating the law as a university, you shouldn't…”

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

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Press Conference in Agra: Reflections on Pope Francis, US-India Relations, and Global Diplomacy

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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. I know you had one. Democrats are saying that Secretary Rubio's plan to reorganize the State Department is going to put the future of American foreign policy and diplomacy in jeopardy. (07:52–07:58)

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Asserts that universities violating the law should not receive taxpayer funding.

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