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0 pointsyongjik10mo ago0 comments

Maybe, but I doubt it. Trump is not a mafia boss - time after time he showed that his words cannot be trusted. If Harvard makes a concession, there's no guarantee that Trump will "forgive" it.

Look how China is dealing with Trump. Trump announces tariffs, China returns Boeing planes, tariffs somehow comes down.

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cozzyd10mo ago

It's too bad Barron was too dumb to enroll at Harvard so his admission couldn't be rescinded

nicoburns10mo ago

As a sovereign nation, China is in a somewhat different position than Harvard which is subject to US law.

jaybrendansmith10mo ago

Penn should support Harvard and publicly revoke Trump's degree. Bullies only understand force.

tbihl10mo ago

What force does that possibly employ?

When you revoke the degree of a sitting president, that costs him...?

staticautomatic10mo ago

It costs him the only thing he cares about: his ego

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thaumasiotes10mo ago

> Trump is not a mafia boss - time after time he showed that his words cannot be trusted. If Harvard makes a concession, there's no guarantee that Trump will "forgive" it.

> Look how China is dealing with Trump. Trump announces tariffs, China returns Boeing planes, tariffs somehow comes down.

Doesn't this example make the opposite of your point?

yongjikOP10mo ago

The point I'm trying to make is: if Trump bullies you, and you make a concession, Trump will feel no obligations to pay you back and may bully you further. China played hardball (up to some degree - I'm sure there were backstage talks), and that apparently made Trump "respect" China more.

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