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The Philadelphia Inquirer

American daily newspaper

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Jan 1, 2026
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did wharton professor say trump was stupid

A widely circulated claim holds that longtime Wharton marketing professor William T. Kelley called Donald Trump “the dumbest goddamn student I ever had”; that attribution rests entirely on the account...

Jan 18, 2026
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Are 3000 Ice troops being deployed to Philly?

There is no credible, contemporaneous evidence that 3,000 ICE “troops” are being deployed to Philadelphia; reporting shows ICE remains active in the city and that specialized tactical units were put o...

Feb 1, 2026
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Is Ivanka trump buried in trump's golf course? where and why

is not buried at any Trump property; the reporting and photographic evidence concern her mother, , who was buried at in , in July 2022 . The burial’s location — in a private family plot near the first...

Jan 17, 2026

What did the Pennsylvania Superior Court decide in the 2025 Philadelphia open‑carry case and where can the opinion be read?

The Pennsylvania Superior Court, in Commonwealth v. Sumpter, vacated Riyadh Sumpter’s conviction and held that 18 Pa.C.S. § 6108—the statute requiring a special license to openly carry a firearm in Ph...

Dec 31, 2025

Professor Kelley Trump

A widely repeated anecdote holds that William T. Kelley, a longtime Wharton marketing professor, called Donald J. Trump “the dumbest goddamn student I ever had,” a claim traced almost entirely to Fran...

Dec 6, 2025

What political donations has Brian Roberts made?

Available public records and reporting show that Comcast CEO Brian L. Roberts has a long history of political and philanthropic giving; compiled totals on Wikipedia list $90,600 to Democrats and $70,3...

Dec 5, 2025

Has Kent Frantzve been named in SEC filings, legal complaints, or regulatory enforcement actions?

Available reporting and public records in the supplied sources show repeated online allegations and biographical pieces mentioning a “Kent Frantzve” tied to defense-industry work and family links to E...

Nov 27, 2025

Did Donald Trump transfer colleges and what were the years of attendance at Fordham University and University of Pennsylvania?

Donald Trump attended Fordham University for two years (1964–1966) and then transferred to the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1968 with a B.S. in economics . M...

Dec 18, 2025

How common is it for business school graduates to receive Latin honors at Wharton in the 1960s?

Wharton conferred academic honors selectively in the 1960s, and available records and reporting show that graduating with honors was notable but not universal—documentary evidence for exact rates in t...

Dec 11, 2025

What specific examples has Charlie Kirk used to argue systemic racism does not exist?

Charlie Kirk has repeatedly argued that systemic racism is overstated or a myth by pointing to alleged improvements in outcomes since slavery and by framing racial disparities as products of culture, ...

Nov 22, 2025

What statements have Penn leadership, the law school, or university archivists made about cooperating with investigations into Trump as of November 2025?

As of the available reporting, University of Pennsylvania leaders and spokespeople have said Penn has cooperated with federal inquiries in at least one high‑profile probe while simultaneously refusing...