LSAT prep test publisher to remove questions calling Trump ‘unfit,’ tax cheat: report

The publisher of a book to help students prepare for the law school aptitude test is removing disparaging references to President Trump in a new version being published this week, according to according to The College Fix.

The student-reported news site said the changes stem from an article it published about direct and indirect references to Trump in “LSAT Prep Book,” published by the Windham Press imprint Test Prep Books.

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One question in the book reportedly centers on the concept of “reasonableness,” which entails examining the author’s evidence to justify a conclusion. The prompt reads: “Donald Trump is unfit to be President of the United States of America. He lacks political experience and backs racist policies, such as internment camps and deportation.”

The College Fix notes that the prompt is then followed by an explanation that rationalizes why Trump is unfit to be president.

Another passage refers indirectly to Trump, saying: “Ronald Thump will be the next great president of the United States. His cutthroat business tactics will be quite effective as the nation’s top executive. Mr. Thump’s manipulation of tax and bankruptcy loopholes helped grow his father’s fortune.”

The College Fix reported that after the article was published, Windham Press sent an email to the news outlet saying the textbook with the controversial passages was written by a third party contractor.

“At Windham Press, we try our best to avoid controversial topics and focus on helping our readers succeed on their tests,” the company said in an email, according to The College Fix. “The content highlighted today, written by a third party contractor, somehow escaped our editing process and we apologize to President Trump and his supporters for the content that was deemed offensive.”

Windham Press also said that a revised version of the textbook will be released this week.

The College Fix noted that Test Prep Books is not an officially recognized provider of prep material under the Law School Admission Council’s standards. A spokesperson for the council told the news outlet that the council does not have “contractual relationships with test prep providers.”