Tufts University backs off vow to cut off interns from Rep. Seth Moultons office over trans athlete views

Tufts University has walked back a political science department chair’s purported claim that the school would cut off internships with Rep.Seth Moulton’s office over his concerns about transgender athletes competing in female sports.

In response to a firestorm that erupted after allegations surfaced that its political science department chair called Moulton’s (D-Mass.) team to say Tufts would stop facilitating internships with his office, the Boston institution clarified that is not the case.“We have reached out to Congressman Moulton’s office to clarify that we have not–and will not–limit internship opportunities with his office,” Patrick Collins, executive director of media relations at Tufts University, told The Post in a statement.

“We remain committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives, and our Career Center will continue to provide students with a wide range of employment opportunities across the political and ideological spectrum.”Internal Slack messages that summarized the call claimed Tufts political science department chair, David Art, delivered the news to Moulton’s team.Art “said he consulted with his colleagues and doesn’t want our office to contact Tufts about internships and they won’t facilitate internship opportunities for students with us,” the Boston Globe reported.The Post contacted both Art and Moulton’s office for comment.

The Bay State Rep.stoked the ire of progressives last week during his 2024 election postmortem in which he implied that Democrats walk on eggshells about too many issues.

“Democrats spend way too much time trying not to offend anyone rather than being brutally honest about the challenges many Americans face,” the lawmaker told the New York Times.“I have two girls, I don’t want them getting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete, but as a Democrat, I’m supposed to be afraid to say that.”Blowback from his left flank was ...