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Rutgers President: Donald Trump Using 'Cheap Politics' with Big Ten Football

Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway called out United States President Donald Trump on Thursday for attempting to get involved with the Big Ten's discussions on when to hold its 2020 football season amid the coronavirus pandemic.

According to NJ.com's Steve Politi, Holloway suggested Trump should be focused on the bigger issues facing the country:

"Cheap politics. I mean, it's just cheap politics. I want that person to be paying attention to matters of national security and national importance. This does not rise to that level—not for a half second. And even if it was a president that I was completely in love with that was doing this, I’d still think it would be cheap politics.