MUST WATCH: Stefanik Does Not Let Up On Columbia President Over Faculty Member Who Celebrated Oct. 7

Published 2024-04-17
At today's House Education Committee hearing, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) grilled Columbia University President Minouche Shafik about a professor who celebrated the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas.

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All Comments (21)
  • @marccohen1335
    Ms. Stefanik is magnificent!! She doesn't let these academic weasels get away with anything.
  • @marcmaman7747
    Thank you Rep Stefanik for you tireless efforts to erradicate antisemitism from college campuses…..👏
  • @EngleHump
    The rot runs deep. Such vile and discriminatory behavior would not be tolerated in any non-schooling institution.
  • @epappas1035
    So he’s fired but currently grading papers? So if he has any Jewish Students he gets a chance to destroy their GPA’s ?
  • She should be fired for not condemning Hamas publicly and enforcing security to all students.
  • Rep Stefanik you are brilliant.. thank you for supporting Israel and the Jewish students
  • @LAM77719
    The professor who said that what HAMAS did on Oct 7 was "awesome" should have been put on paid leave, investigated as per university protocol, and then FIRED.
  • Elise Stefanik, my Goodness what a wonderful human you are! God Bless You!
  • She’s not just running the university, it’s also a business. Which makes her tolerance of racism and harassment in the workplace illegal. Columbia University should be held accountable.
  • Columbia University President Minouche Shafik should resign or be removed from her position.
  • @common12
    So her strategy is “I agree with you or I don’t know” and then is lax on any enforcement. What a feckless incompetent!
  • @a.a.7416
    You can see the difference between October 7 and now. Last year, 3 university presidents came smirking and responding sarcastically, arrogantly, and defiantly... this president has a puppy attitude; yet, it is still not good enough... consequences must be drawn, period. Very well done, Elise.
  • @DoctorOnce
    How is that faculty member still on the faculty?
  • @Kev-3006
    What if students or faculty were saying exactly the same things about black, trans or Hispanics? I believe we’d be seeing an entirely different outcome.
  • @kveldgorkon4611
    Where was the Student Protest for Dafur? Where was the Student Protest for Rohinhyas in Myanmar? Where was the Student Protest for Uyghurs(over 1 Million) in Xinjiang?