Although the news anchor felt that Iris Long made sense, he still didn't want to give up. He already started this provocation, so he might as well go all the way.
"Some people might think that you're just saying that to defend yourself because you're only a high school graduate," he said. "You came from a rich family and can afford to study at whichever school you're qualified to enroll in."
His words insinuated that it was impossible for her to enroll in the country's top universities because of her poor academic performance in high school which became widely known when her former classmates, teachers and even school principal spoke out in response to her appointment as official interpreter and translator in the recent international business conference during the summer.