Trump claims ‘Biden is 100% responsible’ for cancellation of graduation ceremonies

Published May 9, 2024 3:38pm ET



Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump pinned the blame for graduation ceremonies getting canceled on President Joe Biden.

Columbia University and the University of Southern California canceled their main commencement events for this year. As a result, the graduating class will experience its second disappointment, as most likely graduated high school during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. According to Trump, any instance of a security risk, which both universities cited as reasons for canceling, is “totally avoidable.”

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