Marco Rubio blasts Biden White House picks for Ivy League degrees — despite Trump administration's similar credentials
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Tuesday predicted President-elect Joe Biden's new hires for his incoming administration would be "polite and orderly caretakers of America's decline," facetiously citing how many members of the group have Ivy League degrees.
It's true that many of Biden's picks so far went to Ivy League schools, but Rubio's remark makes less sense when considering that the current White House is a similarly Ivy-infused crowd. President Trump himself went to the University of Pennsylvania, after all.
Come on, @marcorubio pic.twitter.com/xYjMwjRyli
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) November 24, 2020
The GOP's critique that Democratic administrations are oversaturated with Ivy Leaguers isn't new. NBC News' Benjy Sarlin pointed out that Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), who has a Harvard degree, issued a similar complaint about former the Cabinet chosen by former President Barack Obama, who defeated him in the 2012 election.
This is always a classic. Mitt Romney derided Obama’s “Harvard faculty lounge” cabinet in 2012 while he had a Harvard JD/MBA, three (!!!) sons who attended Harvard business, and his advisors included famous Harvard faculty members. https://t.co/GiTVVD5Jlw
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) November 24, 2020
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