Bill Ackman shares letter claiming Yale 'no different' than Hamas, blasting Ivy League

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Billionaire hedge fund executive Bill Ackman shared a letter on social media Tuesday condemning Yale University as potentially being “even more dangerous” than the terrorist organization Hamas.

The letter, supposedly written by an unnamed “friend,” is in response to a request to write a letter of recommendation for a student applying to Yale. That friend declined the request, saying they would do the same if asked to refer a student to Hamas.

“I am unwilling to write a letter of recommendation in support of your daughter's application to Yale,” the letter reads. “I no longer do that. It is not that I don't believe that she is qualified, on the contrary it is because I do.”

“You wouldn't ask me to write a letter of recommendation for her admission to Hamas,” it continues. “But Yale is no different than Hamas, a cult that abides no disagreement, and a cult certain of its purpose and mission beyond reflection. Yale is potentially even more dangerous.”

The letter continues by citing “a recent study” that allegedly found 50% of Harvard University students and professors refuse to discuss uncomfortable topics. This environment within the Ivy league, the letter reads, won’t help students learn or succeed in the future.

“She won't learn that at any Ivy league school,” the letter reads. “Their reputations are still so strong that their faculty, staff and graduates all possess the arrogant certainty of religious fanatics.”

Ackman, a Harvard graduate, touted the letter as "worth a read" to his 1.5 million X followers.

Two press contacts listed on Yale’s website did not respond to a request for comment from The National News Desk Wednesday about the letter or Ackman’s comments.

Yale psychiatrist Amanda Calhoun said on MSNBC last week it is acceptable to avoid family members during the holiday season based on their votes in this year's election. That remark followed President-elect Donald Trump’s presidential election victory. Trump has repeatedly supported Israel amid its ongoing far with Hamas terrorists.

"If you are going through a situation where you have family members or you have close friends who you know have voted in ways that are against you, that are against your livelihood, then it’s completely fine to not be around those people, and to tell them why.”

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