Ronny Chieng on Lawrence O’Donnell’s Humble-Brag About Attending Harvard: ‘Do They Have Room for One More’ at El Salvador Prison?

CHIENG But maybe this ░░░░░░░░ the beginning of a ░░░░░░░░ resistance to Trump because ░░░░░░░░ people are starting to ░░░░░░░░ back wicked hah d ░░░░░░░░ starts RUFFINI A showdown ░░░░░░░░ now taking shape between ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration and America ░░░░░░░░ oldest university The federal ░░░░░░░░ announcing it will freeze ░░░░░░░░ than 2 billion in ░░░░░░░░ for Harvard and 60 ░░░░░░░░ in contracts after the ░░░░░░░░ refused to comply with ░░░░░░░░ to limit activism on ░░░░░░░░ eliminate its DEI programs ░░░░░░░░ make other changes Clip ░░░░░░░░ CHIENG Holy sh t ░░░░░░░░ finally found a force ░░░░░░░░ powerful than Trump s ░░░░░░░░ Harvard s love of ░░░░░░░░ rejection letters But look ░░░░░░░░ don t usually root ░░░░░░░░ Harvard because they re ░░░░░░░░ They ve got everything ░░░░░░░░ s like rooting for ░░░░░░░░ Bezos to win the ░░░░░░░░ But in this case ░░░░░░░░ have to give them ░░░░░░░░ They re standing up ░░░░░░░░ their principles and for ░░░░░░░░ s right to free ░░░░░░░░ even if it means ░░░░░░░░ financial ruin Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ One of the big ░░░░░░░░ going forward is Harvard ░░░░░░░░ to dip into that ░░░░░░░░ billion plus endowment to ░░░░░░░░ up for that federal ░░░░░░░░ fall Clip ends CHIENG ░░░░░░░░ I hate them again ░░░░░░░░ the best part about ░░░░░░░░ s resistance to Donald ░░░░░░░░ is that it gives ░░░░░░░░ the chance to go ░░░░░░░░ TV and let you ░░░░░░░░ where they went to ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts STEFANIK I ░░░░░░░░ am a first generation ░░░░░░░░ graduate I graduated from ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN I should disclose ░░░░░░░░ went to Harvard So ░░░░░░░░ m very familiar with ░░░░░░░░ president and with how ░░░░░░░░ community feels right now ░░░░░░░░ But as a Harvard ░░░░░░░░ and as you know ░░░░░░░░ am as well DERSHOWITZ ░░░░░░░░ know many alums including ░░░░░░░░ I know very closely ░░░░░░░░ faculty members like me ░░░░░░░░ DONNELL I know you ░░░░░░░░ really surprised because I ░░░░░░░░ wearing a tie you ░░░░░░░░ never seen before It ░░░░░░░░ a little Latin word ░░░░░░░░ each one of those ░░░░░░░░ there the word veritas ░░░░░░░░ truth of course And ░░░░░░░░ is the one night ░░░░░░░░ s a one night ░░░░░░░░ appearance of this tie ░░░░░░░░ I know that that ░░░░░░░░ not something that you ░░░░░░░░ billboard in the world ░░░░░░░░ yourself Clip ends CHIENG ░░░░░░░░ God the only thing ░░░░░░░░ than people bragging about ░░░░░░░░ to Harvard is people ░░░░░░░░ to be embarrassed about ░░░░░░░░ to Harvard It s ░░░░░░░░ Oh my darkest secret ░░░░░░░░ don t make me ░░░░░░░░ anyone Please no I ░░░░░░░░ to Harvard Harvard Harvard ░░░░░░░░ vard My favorite guy ░░░░░░░░ is Lawrence O Donnell ░░░░░░░░ s really embarrassed he ░░░░░░░░ to talk about this ░░░░░░░░ mean it s definitely ░░░░░░░░ something he would bring ░░░░░░░░ all the time over ░░░░░░░░ course of many years ░░░░░░░░ starts O DONNELL Let ░░░░░░░░ just say confessionally I ░░░░░░░░ to Harvard College Most ░░░░░░░░ the good things that ░░░░░░░░ happened to me in ░░░░░░░░ way trace back to ░░░░░░░░ You and I as ░░░░░░░░ Americans I first heard ░░░░░░░░ speak as a guest ░░░░░░░░ at Harvard Okay well ░░░░░░░░ got into Harvard too ░░░░░░░░ fact it was the ░░░░░░░░ college I applied to ░░░░░░░░ ends CHIENG So I ░░░░░░░░ we re trying to ░░░░░░░░ people back from the ░░░░░░░░ Salvador megaprison but do ░░░░░░░░ have room for one ░░░░░░░░ by any chance?”