Trump's Harvard Fight Draws Applause at New York Republicans’ Annual Fundraiser

The mood at the New York Republicans’ annual fundraiser in Manhattan was subdued compared with their inauguration weekend event in Washington, though the evening had its moments of fire.

Loud whoops and applause filled the Plaza Hotel ballroom Tuesday night in response to a line about Ivy League universities from US Representative Elise Stefanik, the upstate New Yorker closely aligned with President Donald Trump who earned national attention for her aggressive questioning of college presidents in congressional hearings after campus protests.