The Open Letter to Donald Trump has been signed by almost 4,000 verified students, alumni, faculty, and family members of the Wharton communityincluding verified members of every Wharton class from 1964 to 2021. Many readers have asked us to comment on why our signatories decided to add their names to the open letter. In response, we decided to analyze the comments of Mr. Trump alongside those of our signatories. Heres what we found.

(Authors note: Many thanks to the co-authors of the Open Letter to Donald Trump : Christine Goldrick, Wilson Tong, and Amira Valliani.)