Crimson Criticism

Harvard Republican Club Rejects Donald Trump

The club, which calls itself the "oldest College Republican organization in the nation," said Trump represents a "threat to the survival of the Republic."

Tercentenary Theater in Harvard Yard, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, MA. Memorial Church was built in 1744.

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Donald Trump's references to Harvard University often imply that he considers it a paragon of education, but his fellow Republicans there do not share the same fondness for him.

In a statement posted to its Facebook page on Thursday, the Harvard Republican Club called the Republican nominee a "threat to the survival of the Republic" who "simply does not possess the temperament and character necessary to lead the United States through an increasingly perilous world."