That doesn’t mean leaks never happen, though.

And for someone as high-profile and polarizing as Trump, perhaps his concerns weren’t entirely unfounded—especially given the many inconsistencies about his educational background that have already surfaced over the years…

Comparisons to Obama’s record

In the past, Trump has mocked former Democratic representative and 44th President Barack Obama for what he claimed was a lack of academic credentials.

However, their educational paths aren’t all that different. Both Trump and Obama, now 63, started at less competitive institutions before transferring to Ivy League universities—Trump to the University of Pennsylvania and Obama to Columbia—to complete their bachelor’s degrees.

Neither graduated with honors, but Obama, a father of two, went on to earn his law degree from Harvard, graduating magna cum laude. Trump, on the other hand, did not pursue graduate studies.

Over the years, Trump has openly questioned how Obama managed to get into an Ivy League school—despite widespread speculation that his own admission to Penn was helped along by his father’s business connections.

Could the Republican leader be projecting? Well, that’s for you to decide…

First class ‘lies’

The father of five has repeatedly boasted about being “first in his class” at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. However, the reality is quite different—he didn’t even graduate with honors.

At Wharton, academic honors are based on GPA (grade point average, for those in the UK), and only students who achieve a 3.40 or higher receive this distinction.

This means Trump didn’t even reach that threshold, let alone top his class.

Ordinarily, this small exaggeration might not seem like a big deal. But it becomes more ironic given that the former Apprentice host once mocked Barack Obama over his GPA—despite having no idea what it actually was.