Rubio Campaign Press Release - Trump University: D- Rating from the Better Business Bureau

Tonight in the Fox News debate, Donald Trump argued about the rating that his fake "university" received from the Better Business Bureau. It had a D-.

Get the Facts:

PolitiFact reports it's "inaccurate" for Trump to say Trump University has an "A" from the Better Business Bureau. 

"Trump said about his entrepreneur institute that 'we have an "A" from the Better Business Bureau.' Literally speaking, that is inaccurate. The Better Business Bureau gives the program no rating today because it's no longer a going concern." (PolitiFact, 2/28/16)

PolitiFact: Trump University "had a D from 2009 to 2011" which Trump ignores. 

"What we do know, from several published reports, is that the university had a D from 2009 to 2011. Trump's claim is literally wrong and also ignores the university's lower Better Business Bureau scores. We rate it False." (PolitiFact, 2/28/16)

CBS: BBB gives Trump University a failing grade of a "D-."

"The Better Business Bureau doesn't think much of Donald Trump's university. Earlier this year the BBB gave Trump University a near failing grade of 'D-.'" (CBS News, 4/21/10)

"The Better Business Bureau gave the school a D-minus for 2010, its second-lowest grade, after receiving 23 complaints."

"The Better Business Bureau gave the school a D-minus for 2010, its second-lowest grade, after receiving 23 complaints. Over the last three years, New York and Maryland have told the company to drop the word 'university' from its title, saying that using it violated state education laws." (The New York Times, 5/19/11)

The Better Business Bureau gave Trump University a D minus.

"The Better Business Bureau in January slapped a D-minus rating on Trump U., a rating now under review after Trump U. objected. Trump Institute got an F in early 2009." (New York Daily News, 05/30/10)

Veterans, seniors, and unemployed Americans in at least 22 states  filed complaints against Trump University.

"Trump's business education company and an affiliate, Trump Institute, have been deluged by complaints from more than 150 students in at least 22 states claiming they've been cheated out of tens of thousands of dollars, the Daily News found. Those complaining include dozens of retirees, veterans, laid-off workers and seniors living on fixed incomes, records show." (New York Daily News, 5/30/10)

The Washington Post Fact Checker: "Actually, the BBB rated Trump University a D-."

"Actually, the BBB rated Trump University a D-, its second lowest grade, according to a 2010 N.Y. Daily News article; similar reports appeared in CBS News in 2010, the New York Times in 2011, and The Washington Post in 2011." (The Washington Post, Fact Checker, 2/29/16)