and studied economics for two years, graduating in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree.” [Washington Post, 7/17/15] Donald Trump Attended The University Of Pennsylvania, An Ivy League School. “[Donald Trump] did well [at the New York Military Academy], and then went to Fordham University, a Jesuit school in the Bronx, for two years, before transferring to the University of Pennsylvania and studied economics for two years, graduating in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree. … The University of Pennsylvania is one of the eight private colleges and universities in the vaunted Ivy League, known for accepting unusually smart students, great test takers, legacies, and the sons and daughters of famous and/or very wealthy people.” [Washington Post, 7/17/15] • Donald Trump: “I Went To The Wharton School Of Business. I’m, Like, A Really Smart Person.” [The Economist, 9/5/15] Donald Trump Took Undergraduate Classes At The Wharton School Of Business But Was Not Enrolled In Its MBA Program. “He took undergraduate classes at Penn’s famed Wharton School of Business. Though he was not enrolled in Wharton’s prestigious MBA program, the Spring 2007 Wharton Alumni Magazine featured Trump, with this headline, ‘The Best Brand Name in Real Estate.’” [Washington Post, 7/17/15] DRAFT DEFERMENTS TRUMP RECEIVED FIVE DRAFT DEFERMENTS FOR MILITARY SERVICE Trump Received Four Student Deferments From Military Service Between 1964 And 1968 And One Medical Deferment. “Trump received four student deferments from military service between 1964 and 1968. In Ames, he told reporters another medical deferment he received after graduating was for a bone spur in his foot. When asked which foot, Trump told reporters to look up the records.” [Politico, 7/18/15] Trump On Not Being Drafted: “I Was Fortunate, In A Sense, Because I Was Not A Believer In The Vietnam War. That Was Another War That Was A Disaster For This Country.” “Trump said he had student deferments during the Vietnam War, as well as a ‘minor medical deferment’ for a bone spur of the foot. ‘I was then entered into the draft because if I would have gotten a different number, I could have been drafted,’ he said. ‘I was fortunate, in a sense, because I was not a believer in the Vietnam War. That was another war that was a disaster for this country. Lives and money and it’s disgraceful what happened with the Vietnam War. I was not a fan of the Vietnam War. But I was entered into the draft and I got a very, very high draft number.’” [The Hill, 7/19/15] • Donald Trump Said He “Always Felt A Little Guilty” For Not Serving In The Vietnam War. “Donald Trump got personal with New Hampshire voters Tuesday night, telling them of the guilt he sometimes feels for not serving in the Vietnam War and advising young people to stay away from drugs and alcohol. ‘I always felt a little guilty, frankly, like other people who didn't serve,’ Trump said. ‘I had friends that served, and they're very proud and some are no longer with us because of the fact that they served.’” [WMUR, 12/1/15] Donald Trump Said He Received “Numerous Deferments” During The Vietnam War Because He Was In College And Also Had A “Foot Thing” That Prevented Him From Serving. “‘What makes you just love this country in the way that you do?’ the man asked. Confidential Page 60
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