Elise Stefanik Goes Scorched Earth On Columbia's President Over Controversial Faculty Member

At today's House Education Committee hearing, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) questioned witnesses including Columbia University's president about antisemitism.

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[khanjan]

Wow, Elise Stefanik is a SUPER STAR! If only the rest of Congress was so tough and direct! If only the rest of Congress was so danged intelligent! If she runs for President, she's got my vote.

[mvjr]

Love the fact Rep Stefanik, " Wants " simple question answered and doesn't play .

[racetime]

They just can't answer straight forward questions.

[fadiaazar]

What is happening is so alarming and shouldn’t be taken easily, ,,

[dcavfactory]

Damn Elise looks good in that seat today!!! Damn. She never looked and sounded so right

[Whyufollowos]

Blood on the floor ...good work Rep. Stefanik!!!

[_mergg]

Ms. Stefanic is so impressive. She gives me hope.

[kveldgorkon]

Where was the Student Protest for Darfur?
Where was the Student Protest for Rohinhyas in Myanmar?
Where was the Student Protest for Uyghurs(over 1 Million) in Xinjiang?

[vemarj]

Excerpt from Abdou's bio on Columbia website:

“a North African-Egyptian Muslim anarchist interdisciplinary activist-scholar of Indigenous, Black, critical race and Islamic studies, as well as gender, sexuality, abolition and decolonization”

oh boy, isn't that a mouthful?

😂

[semsemeini]

Stefanik is brilliant. A few Jewish college students are applying to colleges in Florida where at least they follow law and order unlike the rest of the country.

[JeffSherlock]

The universities do not provide the jack boots, only the shoe polish.

[chris]

Both sides -- both -- need more people like this. No joke. This is the very lifeblood of our democratic republic.

[mariefrench]

Thank you for cutting to the chase, Elise Stefanik. thank you for TRYING to make our university campuses safer for our young adults. Thank you for exposing the hypocrisy, hatred and support of terrorism at our universities. Thank you for trying to reinstitute rational and fair debate at our universities... How SHAMEFUL that this is going on at our top institutions of higher learning. Shame! Just like in pre-Nazi Germany!!! This must stop! thank you, Rep Stefanik. THANK YOU!!!

[RonnieThebrush-cikd]

From the river to the sea when you lose your job you will be free

[marcelo]

It is incredible that this is happening in the same country that received the attacks of September 11.

[rosalindrajaratnam]

Universities shouldn't appoint professors and Presidents who play politics. Congress should have strict laws

[abepato]

If the lies of the head of the of the Columbia university could be turned into electercity she could supply all the energy needs for the state of New York for the next few years 😢😢😢

[WalkiTalki]

It is entertaining when a wealthy school goes violent advocate and the person in charge believes that the rest of the country are entitled trust funders that will not react to endangering young adults. Money doesn't make you immune to prosecution any more than education makes you an inteligent leader.

[MarkFox]

They are excellent at answering questions never asked.

[nighle]

Once, I had to take an elective class. I chose philosophy. The professor lectured about women's rights the whole semester. He was tenured, so there was nothing we could do.