Tufts University is accused of cutting ties with House Democrat over comments from trans athletes

A top university is accused of cutting ties with Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton's office over the congressman's concerns about transgender students participating in school sports with biological women.

Tufts University, located in Massachusetts, said it would no longer allow student internships in Moulton's office following the Massachusetts Democrat's interview in The New York Times last week, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital.

Moulton himself appeared to confirm the situation Tuesday morning, but Tufts University denied limiting internship opportunities in his office.

However, the source told Fox News Digital that Moulton's office was contacted about the matter by Tufts University political science department chair David Art.

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Art said he consulted with colleagues and the college did not want Moulton's office to be contacted about possible internship opportunities, the source said.

Moulton was asked about the alleged problem with Tufts on MSNBC's “Morning Joe.”

“Imagine if one of these Tuft students actually wanted to intern in a Republican office? I mean, what would these political science professors do then? That’s just everything that’s wrong with this cancel culture,” Moulton responded.

Patrick Collins, the executive director of media relations at Tufts University, responded to Fox News Digital about the source's claims: “We have reached out to Congressman Moulton's office to clarify that we have not and have not limited internship opportunities in his office.” will not be restricted.”

“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,” Collins said.

Moulton, a moderate Democrat and military veteran, came under fire from the progressive left after he told the Times: “Democrats spend far too much time trying not to offend anyone rather than being brutally honest about the challenges facing many Americans .”

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“I have two little girls, I don't want them to be run over on the field by a male or former male athlete, but as a Democrat I should be afraid to say that,” he said.

Local progressives in Massachusetts criticized Moulton's comments, as did Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who called the remarks “offensive” on CNN.

Moulton responded to the attacks in a statement, accusing Democrats of not tolerating dissenting views and arguing that it caused them to lose the election.

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Pramila Jayapal, chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, was among those who criticized Rep. Seth Moulton's comments. (Getty Images)

“I strongly believe that in competitive women's sports there is a need to limit the participation of those who have the unfair physical advantages that come with being born male,” Moulton told Fox News Digital last week.

“I am also a strong supporter of the civil rights of all Americans, including transgender rights. As always, I will fight for the rights and safety of all citizens. These two ideas are not mutually exclusive, and we may even disagree on them.

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“Yet there are many who scream from the far-left corners of social media and believe that I have failed the Democratic Party’s unspoken purity test. We did not lose the 2024 election because of any trans person or transgender issue. We lost in part because “We are shaming and trivializing too many opinions from too many voters, and that has to stop.”