{"id":2424572,"date":"2025-04-17T09:12:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T13:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-smuggled-into-harvard-for-secret-study-group\/"},"modified":"2025-04-17T09:12:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T13:12:45","slug":"biden-smuggled-into-harvard-for-secret-study-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-smuggled-into-harvard-for-secret-study-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden smuggled into Harvard for secret study group"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-smuggled-into-harvard-for-secret-study-group%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2424572&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Joe biden made an unexpected appearance at Harvard University to meet with students during a private seminar led by his longtime adviser, Mike donilon, at the Kennedy School&#8217;s institute of Politics.The event was off-the-record and details were not disclosed to the invited students beforehand.Biden praised Harvard&#8217;s decision to reject the Trump governance&#8217;s requests related to combating antisemitism, highlighting the school&#8217;s commitment to its principles. He encouraged gratitude towards Harvard&#8217;s stance and avoided commenting on whether it should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-committee-deadlocks-on-becerra-nomination\/\" title=\"Senate Committee Deadlocks on Becerra Nomination\">pursue legal action<\/a> against the administration. This visit followed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-bizarrely-wanders-off-stage-during-speech\/\" title=\"... Abruptly Exits Stage Mid...Speech\">recent public address<\/a> by Biden and marked his re-engagement after a period of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">relative silence post-presidency<\/a>. Security was heightened for the exclusive event, with official confirmations about Biden&#8217;s attendance being either unclear or unavailable.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden smuggled into Harvard for secret study group<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2096304\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden <\/a>surprised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/harvard-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Harvard University<\/a> students during an exclusive seminar Wednesday afternoon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Biden met with students during an off-the-record study group in a seminar course led by his longtime senior adviser, Mike Donilon, who is a spring resident fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School&rsquo;s Institute of Politics&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3382994\/trump-trashes-powell-too-late-wrong-hinting-fed-chair-termination\/\">Trump trashes Powell as &#8216;too late and wrong,&#8217; hinting at Fed chairman&#8217;s &#8216;termination&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/3382996\/boat-crash-major-league-fishing-tournament-alabama-three-dead\/\">Boat crash at Major League Fishing tournament results in three dead<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3382882\/democrats-search-new-targets-party-divide-age-david-hogg\/\">Progressive Democrats search for new targets in party divide over age<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Select students from the Harvard Kennedy School were invited to the study group with Biden on Tuesday afternoon, but were not told the details of the event or who the guest was,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2025\/4\/17\/joe-biden-iop-forum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Harvard Crimson<\/em><\/a>  reported.&nbsp;No details of the visit were advertised. <\/p>\n<p>The former president praised Harvard for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3379740\/harvard-rejects-trump-administration-demands-combat-antisemitism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">spurning the Trump administration&rsquo;s demands<\/a> to change its approach to combating antisemitism, per the outlet. After initially acquiescing&nbsp;to some of the administration&rsquo;s requests, Harvard President Alan Garber&rsquo;s lawyers sent a letter to the White House rejecting demands and alleging they violated the Ivy League institution&rsquo;s First Amendment rights. One of the lawyers was Robert Hur, who wrote the report calling Biden a &ldquo;sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  The administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3379740\/harvard-rejects-trump-administration-demands-combat-antisemitism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">responded by pulling<\/a> $2.2 billion in multiyear grants to Harvard.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Harvard stepped up in a way no one else has,&rdquo; Biden said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2025\/4\/17\/biden-hks-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to two students who attended the HKS event. &ldquo;You should be really thankful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The former president declined to comment on whether he believed Garber should sue the Trump administration over allegations that the White House&rsquo;s demands are unlawful.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think Harvard should just do what it&rsquo;s doing &mdash; lifting everybody up,&rdquo; Biden said when pressed on the matter after the event.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President-elect Donald Trump greets President Joe Biden during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Security was tight at the invite-only event, with the outlet reporting that a university spokesperson would not confirm Biden&rsquo;s presence and that the former president&rsquo;s spokesperson could not be reached for comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3373251\/culture-clash-new-right-future-coexist-post-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLASH OF CULTURES: CAN THE NEW RIGHT COEXIST WITH THE OLD <\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3373251\/culture-clash-new-right-future-coexist-post-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&mdash;<\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3373251\/culture-clash-new-right-future-coexist-post-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"AND WITH ITSELF?\">AND WITH ITSELF?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biden appeared at the Kennedy School at the invitation of Donilon, the chief strategist for his 2020 campaign. Donilon was a senior White House adviser to the former president and was also involved in his 2024 reelection campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The former president&rsquo;s appearance at the Ivy League institution <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3381585\/biden-lashes-out-trump-without-naming-him-social-security-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">followed a speech <\/a>on Social Security Tuesday evening that marked his first major address since leaving the White House. 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