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Capitol Hill Invasion ; Wagner College Revokes Trump’s Honorary Degree

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A private school in the New York borough of Staten Island, Wagner College, has revoked an honorary degree given to President Donald Trump, Njenje Media News reports. 

Njenje Media News recalls that Lehigh University, a private school in Pennsylvania also revoked same degree awarded to Trump in 1988. 

As a result of the Capitol Hill invasion and vandalization by suspected Trump’s supporters, Individuals including cabinet secretaries and institutions have distanced themselves from the US President.

A committee of the Lehigh’s board of trustees voted to strip the degree on Thursday January 7, followed by the full board on Friday January 8 according to a statement from the school 

Wagner’s trustees on the other hand, met in a special session to review the honorary degree granted to Trump in 2004 and voted to rescind it. A statement shared by the school read; 

“The Wagner College Board of Trustees met in a special session to review the honorary degree granted to Donald J. Trump in 2004. Today, the board voted to rescind that degree.”

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