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[WashingtonFreeBeacon] Joe Biden Says He Wants To Crack Down on 'Privilege' in Education. He Once Called UPenn's President To Get His Granddaughter In.
The department could start by examining how politically connected families like the Bidens get their children into Ivy League schools. In 2018, Hunter Biden tapped his father and a number of Biden family connections to help get his daughter into the University of Pennsylvania. Text messages and emails from Hunter Biden's laptop, reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon, show how Joe and Hunter Biden worked behind the scenes to get a subpar family member into one of the most selective schools in the country. Maisy Biden's college admissions process could raise a number of uncomfortable questions for the president. The saga highlights exactly the kind of "legacy admissions" Biden has slammed. The story also highlights the Biden family's occasionally shady dealings with the University of Pennsylvania just as congressional Republicans are probing alleged ethical misconduct by both Joe and Hunter Biden. Maisy Biden was never much of a student. But she had her sights set on the University of Pennsylvania, whose 5.9 percent acceptance rate made it one of the most exclusive schools in the country. "I applied early decision to Penn today!!" Maisy Biden texted Hunter Biden on October 31. Just two days later, Maisy asked her father for an update on her application. In the coming months, Hunter and Joe Biden would mount a full-court press on university administrators to get Maisy's application over the finish line. The Bidens took their case directly to the top: University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann. On December 13, 2018, the elder Biden texted Hunter that he was "going to try to see [University of Pennsylvania] Pres GUTMANN tomorrow." Two days later, Joe Biden told Hunter Biden that he "had a great talk with Guttman [sic]." "Maisy still in the game for regular acceptance. But must do well in class this period. It's real," Joe Biden wrote on December 15. "We should talk about tutors etc starting tomorrow." The next day, Hunter Biden told his daughter the good news—she had not been rejected. Hunter Biden said his father received some advice from Gutmann: Maisy needed to get her grades up in her senior year. Hunter also suggested that Maisy could see her chances improve if she expressed interest in playing lacrosse at Penn. Although it's unclear whether the lacrosse tip was from Joe Biden's conversations with the president of the University of Pennsylvania, Hunter was peeved that the counsel came so late. "I also think it would help if you had lax coach talk to their lax coach," Hunter wrote. "Bottom line is that Guttman [sic] made clear that in order for her to explain the 11th grade you had to show improvement in 12th," Hunter wrote. "Which is something I think we would have all liked to know form [sic] the start, but in fairness we were much later in the app process than usual and made it look like we weren't 100% about Penn."
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| Posted by:NoMoreBS |
| #5 Showing Aunt Becky how to get the job done. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-07-03 15:49 |
| #4 "Maisy Biden's name filled headlines back in 2019 when her grandfather, President Joe Biden, skipped the Iowa Democrats Hall of Fame Dinner for her high school graduation, and again when she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor of arts in 2023. " Read More: https://www.thelist.com/1296257/joe-biden-granddaughter-maisy/ |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2023-07-03 15:34 |
| #3 Maisy went on to study fine art at the University of Pennsylvania. Her artistic eye is present in her fashion. For the evening celebrating Biden's inauguration, she chose a unique look by pairing a patterned red and white gown with black and white sneakers. I can't seem to find when she graduated college. Read More: https://www.thelist.com/1296257/joe-biden-granddaughter-maisy/ |
| Posted by: Bobby 2023-07-03 14:24 |
| #2 The next day, Hunter Biden told his daughter the good news—she had not been rejected. Navy Joan? Not so much... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-07-03 08:53 |
| #1 Hunter Biden told his daughter the good news—she had not been rejected UPenn officials offered lucrative, foreign-funded salaries to President Biden’s closest political allies to secure senior posts in a future Biden Administration and foreign actors funded those salaries to influence a future government. One had nothing to do with the other. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-07-03 08:15 |