Viral Cornell Applicant Didn’t Blame Race—Right-Wingers Did

A student’s rejection from Cornell University went viral on social media when a right-wing influencer claimed, without a shred of evidence, that he was turned down because he was white.

But the high-schooler whose Ivy League dream was dashed doesn’t share that view.

“My son has never brought that up at all,” the high-schooler’s father, Tom Haag, told The Daily Beast on Monday. “He has never indicated [that he thinks it is due to] any racial preference or anything.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.