ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt Praises Trump’s War on Harvard: ‘It’s a Good Thing’

SORKIN Tell me what ░░░░░░░░ think about Harvard Tell ░░░░░░░░ what you think the ░░░░░░░░ Administration s letter to ░░░░░░░░ and the reaction from ░░░░░░░░ university GREENBLATT Look the ░░░░░░░░ is there are deep ░░░░░░░░ problems not just at ░░░░░░░░ but at all of ░░░░░░░░ institutions And it s ░░░░░░░░ in the faculty lounge ░░░░░░░░ s apparent like in ░░░░░░░░ Harvard yard You can ░░░░░░░░ it in the Crimson ░░░░░░░░ of it SORKIN Do ░░░░░░░░ support what the Trump ░░░░░░░░ has done and the ░░░░░░░░ they re doing it ░░░░░░░░ I am really glad ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration is ░░░░░░░░ in and holding the ░░░░░░░░ accountable Now the question ░░░░░░░░ how do you do ░░░░░░░░ in a way that ░░░░░░░░ strategic and addresses the ░░░░░░░░ issues and not sort ░░░░░░░░ detrimental to the whole ░░░░░░░░ of higher education That ░░░░░░░░ what we ve got ░░░░░░░░ find out SORKIN And ░░░░░░░░ do you think about ░░░░░░░░ QUICK Right SORKIN Well ░░░░░░░░ have to make I ░░░░░░░░ saying you re either ░░░░░░░░ this or you re ░░░░░░░░ it We can get ░░░░░░░░ the nuances of which ░░░░░░░░ is wrong but I ░░░░░░░░ just trying to understand ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Look I think ░░░░░░░░ s complicated but and ░░░░░░░░ ADL we focus on ░░░░░░░░ nuance to be Frank ░░░░░░░░ make no mistake it ░░░░░░░░ a good thing that ░░░░░░░░ Trump is leaning in ░░░░░░░░ is a good thing ░░░░░░░░ the people who lie ░░░░░░░░ their student visas or ░░░░░░░░ egregious conduct are held ░░░░░░░░ But let s note ░░░░░░░░ thing Andrew right here ░░░░░░░░ right now For 18 ░░░░░░░░ we could not get ░░░░░░░░ university presidents to move ░░░░░░░░ enough That s why ░░░░░░░░ released our report card ░░░░░░░░ when the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ to pull the funds ░░░░░░░░ all move QUICK Well ░░░░░░░░ s the interesting part ░░░░░░░░ I agree with you ░░░░░░░░ a lot of what ░░░░░░░░ just said 100 if ░░░░░░░░ re you know not ░░░░░░░░ the rules of your ░░░░░░░░ you shouldn t have ░░░░░░░░ visa It s a ░░░░░░░░ to be here GREENBLATT ░░░░░░░░ course QUICK I d ░░░░░░░░ to see change at ░░░░░░░░ universities I do think ░░░░░░░░ the hiring the way ░░░░░░░░ go about it I ░░░░░░░░ think that the idea ░░░░░░░░ you have tenure for ░░░░░░░░ is part of the ░░░░░░░░ on these things But ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ scientific funds pulled as ░░░░░░░░ GREENBLATT I don t ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ see life saving research ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ see people in lab ░░░░░░░░ their work ended because ░░░░░░░░ the lunatics on the ░░░░░░░░ side.”