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Two private institutions revoked Trump's honorary degree following the Capitol siege

Lehigh University and Wagner College both announced on Friday that they would revoke President Donald Trump's honorary degrees.

Trump received the honorary degree from Lehigh in 1988 after speaking at the institution's commencement ceremony. He received a degree from Wagner in 2004. Both Lehigh and Wagner cited the violence that rose out of the attempted coup at the US Capitol on Wednesday as reasons for revocation. Two educational institutions announced that they are revoking their honorary degrees given to President Donald Trump in light of the riots at the Capitol building on Wednesday. Board of trustees "voted to rescind and revoke the honorary degree granted to Donald J. Trump in 1988," a statement from the Lehigh University account on Twitter reads.

. Rioters stormed the Capitol building as lawmakers were meeting inside to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.the Proud Boys, which is classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, were reportedly presentMany lawmakers began to shelter in place upon notice that the riot broke out. Many evacuated the Capitol building. A quick-thinking Senate aide went on as planned hours after the riot ended. " on January 20, Inauguration Day.

The riot spurred calls to once again impeach Trump, this time on a charge for "incitement of an insurrection." Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell circulated a memo to Republicans saying Trump cannot logistically be removed from office before Inauguration Day.News and analysis from the beltway and beyond. Sign up for Insider Politics.

 

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At this age he doesn’t deserve this much 😂😂😂

Clinton and Biden sexually harass women and they do not get any penalties. Women are still thought of as sex object in the eyes of these dirty old men.

Womp womp womp. donny never deserved them in the first place. I doubt he’s ever given these universities a dime, either.

As if no one seen that coming

Only 2? C'mon man!!

However, these Institutions will have no choice to always speak about trump in their History class! lol.

Aren't they all honorary

deservingly so, and then some

29361RMSM HE WILL USE THEM TO MAKE MONEY ! ANOTHER SCAM MAYBE DON JR UNIVERSITY IN FED PEN OR RIKERS ! SON OF CON HE IS CON

To the victor, it’s not sufficient to just defeat your opponent; you must totally discredit and humiliate him. artofwar

University of Phoenix

!?

Why did they give them to him in the first place? 😷

Donald Treason

Good

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