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Oprah Claps Back At Troll Telling Her To Pay Off College Student’s Loans, Too
In the wake of billionaire Robert F. Smith paying off the student loan debt of the entire 2019 graduating class of Morehouse College, someone thought it was a good idea to try to guilt Oprah Winfrey into the doing the same thing.
On Monday, one woman learned the hard way: Don’t come for Auntie O unless she sends for you.
See, the iconic talk show host and billionaire posted a
picture on Instagram of her speaking at Colorado College’s recent graduation. But then user @spiritualceo111 had the audacity to tag Oprah in the following comment: “Should have paid off their student debut @oprah lol @more- house1967.”
While many celebs would simply ignore this type of non- sense, Oprah had some choice words for her.
“Already paid 13m in schol-
arships,” she wrote. “Have put over 400 men thru @more- house1967.”
Not surprising, the troll’s Instagram profile is now on private.
It’s always so funny how people want to roast celebri- ties for not doing enough with- out doing their own research. Over the years, Oprah has been one of the most generous celebrities giving to thousands of students here in the U. S.
and abroad, including her Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy For Girls in South Africa.
OPRAH WINFREY
In the end, we want to com- mend Smith, Oprah and the countless others that donate their money to good causes and help put our youth through college and better their lives.
Since its inception in 2007, more than 400 young girls have graduated from the insti- tution.
5th Migrant Child Dies After Detention By Border Patrol
HOUSTON — The U. S. government says a 16-year-old Guatemalan died Monday at a Border Patrol station in South Texas, the fifth death of a mi- grant child apprehended by border agents since December. U. S. Customs and Border Pro- tection said in a statement that Border Patrol apprehended the teenager in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley on May 13. The agency says the teenager was found unresponsive Mon- day morning during a welfare check at the agency’s Weslaco, Texas, station. The teenager’s cause of death is unknown.
The agency did not say why the teenager had been de- tained for a week, but said he was “due for placement” in a facility for youth operated by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The Border Patrol has faced months of scrutiny over its
care of children it apprehends at the border. A 2-year-old child died last week after he and his mother were detained by the Border Patrol. The agency says it took the child to the hospital the same day the mother reported he was sick, and he was hospitalized for
several weeks.
On April 30, a 16-year-old
Guatemalan boy died after of- ficials at an HHS detention fa- cility noticed that he was sick. He was hospitalized in inten- sive care for several days be- fore his death.
After the deaths of two chil- dren ages 7 and 8 in Decem- ber, the Department of Homeland Security ordered medical checks of all children in its custody and expanded medical screenings.
John Sanders, the acting commissioner of U. S. Cus- toms and Border Protection,
said in a statement that his agency was “saddened by the tragic loss of this young man and our condolences are with his family.”
“CBP is committed to the health, safety and humane treatment of those in our cus- tody,” Sanders said.
Trump administration offi- cials have said they have passed a “breaking point” in the immigration detention system, with the numbers of parents and children crossing the border dramatically ex- ceeding the capacity at facili- ties.
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