July 3, 2023 8:15am EDT
MSNBC's Joy Reid admits affirmative action got her into Harvard
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that affirmative action violated the 14th Amendment
By Lindsay Kornick | Fox News
Affirmative action was the only reason MSNBC’s Joy Reid attended Harvard, the anchor insisted on Thursday.
Reid made the point while appearing on "All In with Chris Hayes" to comment on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that affirmative action in college admissions violated the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause. While opposing the decision, Reid admitted that she benefited from affirmative action herself.
"I got into Harvard only because of affirmative action," Reid said. "I went to a school no one had ever heard of in Denver, Colorado, in a small suburb. I didn’t go to Exeter or Andover. I didn’t have college test prep. I just happened to be really nerdy and smart and have really good grades and good SAT scores."
She continued, "But someone came to Denver to look for me. A Harvard recruiter flew to Denver, and I met me up with her at the Village Inn Restaurant and did a pre-interview to pull me into Harvard. I was pulled in — affirmatively."
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