Top university presidents grilled in House hearing on campus hate speech

The presidents of Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania faced tough questions about a surge in expressions of hatred on U.S. college campuses from the House Committee on Education and the Workforce Tuesday. Several GOP members accused the university leaders of slow, ineffective or inadequate response to threats and hostility witnessed following the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) called for the resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay.

[@whaaat3632]

These are the same campuses that wouldn't even allow conservatives to have presentations/discussions on their campuses. Where are the discrimination lawsuits?

[@Bubba-Ho]

These campuses have also called for violence and even genocide against white Christians with no consequences or House hearings....

[@Unfamous_Buddha]

So it's OK to stop speech against Israel?

[@user-e8v1d]

There's no such thing as so-called "hate" speech. The continuous use of this phrase is an attempt to normalize it and manipulate Americans into thinking it exist and needs to be outlawed. It's an attempt to limit and weaken the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which gives people in our country Freedom of Speech. If they are able to start eroding our right to free speech they will not stop with what they ban us from saying. They are trying to silence you and criminalize what you want to say. Imagine how smothering that would be to you. You have a thought about something, an opinion, but you can't say it because you could get arrested. Don't let them do this. Do not let this happen.

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: - Anti Semitism is Sternly dealt with - Islamophobia,Racism if not Equally Sternly dealt with - Equality or Supremacist?

[@vikinghammer87]

Make sure you do the same for your white conservaitve friends unless you're a racist jew yourself?@@jamesbd45

[@MiladaKaiser]

UNBELIEVABLE !!!

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: - Anti Semitism Sternly dealt with - Islamophobia,Racism if not Equally Sternly dealt with - Equality or Supremacist?

[@marina12345678911000]

Just follow the money. Qatar sponsors both HAMAS and US universities.

[@StephanieStealman]

@@marina12345678911000Qatar sponsors our universities?

[@johnsinclair191]

@@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings There is no dangerous Islamophobia around campuses. There is dangerous anti semitism by Muslim students and "progressive" creatures.

[@redwing1214]

@@StephanieStealmanYou would be amazed at corruption. These universities will take money from anybody. They also take money from China, and people wonder why they come out of college with a romanticized idea of communism, Marxism and Leninist teachings. It’s so transparent.

[@madisonbadger9454]

Yikes. UPenn and Harvard should never receive any more funds from citizens nor the government

[@russellsmith3966]

I think that was UPenn, not Penn State.

[@themaskedman221]

Penn State? lol

[@madisonbadger9454]

@@russellsmith3966 thanks for the correction

[@eshalaby5235]

Also, we won't fund the Gaza Genocide.

[@MirceaKitsune]

"They allowed free speech we consider offensive, quickly cancel culture them to get our way since that works all the time" Also the use of the word "yikes" is so perfect here, in making this the perfect stereotypical liberal kneejerk reaction.

[@RajAdams]

Thank you for exposing the hate in our Universities! Take away our 3.2 billions grand from Haward University !

[@shway1]

it's mostly republican lies and exaggeration

[@ajitkothari6331]

Both the ladies are cunningly avoiding answer the question. Are n’t they guilty of whitewashing the subject.

[@max.a.trillion3217]

no. Congress is whitewashing the the subject and over simplifying the issue. hate speech is still protected under free speech. Only specific threats, harassment to people or a person is not protected.

[@Bull-n3o]

If it was any other minority, their answers would be concise and immediate. We have unconscious bias, how about unconscious anti-Semitism!

[@Brancaalice]

When you have love and justice in the heart, both site would be contained, in this case they failed both side. Letting Jews students be treated and giving foreign students free pass to revenge their frustration in innocent people inside democratic nation. Those student came from nation where they are not respected by parents and government. What they learned here? No respect for anyone that are agains them, those infidels. Saw it happening in Rockefeller Center, breaking the barrier in order of disrupt the celebration of Christians symbol.

[@riccochet704]

These universities should never receive another dime of taxpayer money.

[@jackprecip5389]

You should have reached that conclusion 40 years ago.

[@DeeMarie111]

Well they are private...

[@lucasward7688]

​@@DeeMarie111they still receive billions of taxpayer money every year.

[@722redsea]

Finally, we have many women emerging as renowned school leaders. And this is three women's leadership??? They sound like this world has no right and wrong, it all depends on how you play the words. Shame on them.

[@Toranga]

Spot on

[@quoquo100]

They do not deserve to be at those positions because they are not up to that quality for serving the best universities, they were selected just because of other reasons

[@Bull-n3o]

​@@quoquo100definitely Harvard, she ticks every box!

[@artifexdei3671]

moral relativism that pope benedict 16 saw emerging. this is what the relativistic Universal Declaration of Human Rights did to people over the last 70 years.

[@nekad2000]

Diversity hires.

[@salahidin]

I taught in an Ivy league for quite some time before going back to Europe, and I am not surprised by these answers. Most faculty I met there, especially in the humanities, are completely ideologized. I'm myself a liberal, but I observed that most of my colleagues were not. Their vision of the world is tribal and intransigent. They do not tolerate any disagreement on political matters, and do not support free speech at all. Claiming that hate speech such as calls for genocide is "context dependent" is outrageous, especially considering that the slightest deviation on questions of gender, race, and sexuality can put an abrupt end to your career or studies--as happened so many times in the past. Many of my colleagues would teach books that praised the use of indiscriminate violence against civilians in the name of "national liberation" and "anti-colonialism." No surprise then, that many students develop such hateful views on the massacres committed against civilans in Israel. US academia has lost its moral compass. Ideology smashed it into pieces.

[@kg8487]

Bravo. Could not have said it better myself.

[@Lishkafe]

Thanks for speaking out.

[@oiulti6900]

So who are you. So we can verify you were a teacher at an Ivy league university?

[@mrkhan6565]

True face of US democracy exposed- The butcher has the right to butcher/slaughter the lamb but if the lamb bleats or cries its a crime against humanity. The West and Arabs have given butchers the right to massacre Muslim women and children in Gaza. If a Jew is killed its a crime against humanity but when the US and Israel conduct a genocide its legal. Height of hypocrisy and double standards. Genesis 9:6 "Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man". When Jesus makes the statement “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword,” He is referring to the truth that if a person lives a violent life bent on killing others by the sword, that person will most likely be killed by the sword themselves. A warning for all humanity- Wake up America. "In the end we will remember not the words of the enemy but the silence of our friends".

[@dareemmanuel6079]

@@mrkhan6565 shut up!

[@justinreilly1]

Horrible how the president of Harvard refuses to answer Congress’ questions!

[@AlonzoSuates]

A attack on free speech is what I see here. All this is going to do is add fuel to the fire. And the fire is growing

[@robertlynch6016]

Isn't this how the hearings go? No one but no one answers questions and are never held accountable. I'd rather have my WASTED $$$$$$ pay my mortgage.

[@infiniterer287]

In all fairness, the lady was also using false premises for her questions. She doesn't even know what intifada means, but expects someone to answer based on her hyperbolic assumptions about the word 😒

[@BishopVampire69]

@@infiniterer287 wrong the Harvard president is scared of Palestinian terrorists

[@selassietetevie4966]

The Congressional inquisition of these presidents is telling, their funders have pushed hot pokers up the Congressmen and women's neither regions to ask these rabid questions, they are trying to cowe the presidents and American public opinion, but its too late, Americans are fed up with the abuse to their democracy and economy by the small tribe with out proportional ownership of capital in America.

[@MrBenjaminCole]

We have strange creepy people running Ivy League colleges.

[@gman3365]

There not schools, they are corporations, plain and simple! All they care about is money!

[@scf828]

Dont worry. You dont have what it takes to gain entry. Crisis averted.

[@dmwm771]

but why are rich people still paying for the kids to study there?

[@BishopVampire69]

@@dmwm771 moslem rich students who pass by copying in exams or by getting Question sets Previously in exams from corrupt professors

[@Cafeallday222]

@@dmwm771a lot of people aren’t even aware

[@MrOlegful]

The year is 1939 or 2023 ? Unbelievable how short the memory is

[@j01237]

Ask her to resign, she failed

[@marina12345678911000]

She asked her to resign!

[@BishopVampire69]

@@marina12345678911000 the Harvard college president hersekf should be expelled or suspended . Even rusticated

[@traderboi2662]

To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.

[@milesdyson]

Elaborate for those of us who require a bit more clarity.

[@MrEssedis]

This is not the place guy

[@onewaveview]

Harvard is closed all comments in their KZbin - it’s more than a word. SHAME ON THESE COLLEGE

[@OrnaPilz]

Free speech

[@MilwaukeeMarv]

Israel is not a real country.🚨👀🚨 It is nothing but a military base for the United States to control their interests in 🛢 oil. That's why they played a key role in the decision by the U.N to create the fake country of Israel. Because no other country wanted them after the Soviet Union🇷🇺 went and saved them from the extermination camps of Hilter.

[@Thurston-q6q]

I just saw that as well...The comments are all disabled. IVY COLLEGE unable to debate their own ideology. Pathetic fails.

[@richardlew3667]

OMG. These college presidents actually think that they're politicians.

[@salt27dogg]

Anne Coulter not allowed . Ben Shapiro not allowed…. Intifada ???? Freedom of speech

[@antonsmith9788]

Bless Stefanik's heart...

[@kakistocracyusa]

The limits of 1A are already covered by federal law. College campuses are not in the business of reinventing existing federal law.

[@macbird-lt8de]

Because they are.

[@uria702]

@@kakistocracyusa these are private schools. They accept federal funding by agreeing to go beyond basic law. They agree to specific regulations like title VII and title IX that they need to abide by in order to continue receiving money. It’s legal to discriminate in the private sector. It’s illegal to under title VII. It’s not that hard to understand.

[@anthonydavid5121]

The Ds and woke have FINALLY shown the world exactly who they are although I new this about 4 or 5 years ago.

[@StormsandSaugeye]

Most democrats are against these psychopaths. This is the progressives and far left. Not the middle left and the left of center gang.

[@dm_1236]

It’s called free speech fascist. You don’t like it? Go to China.

[@mickeyshooter5298]

This is progressive socialist stuff. It’s not traditional American Democrats. Notice how some of the Senators were Democrats, and they were disgusted? Do not confuse traditional American Democrats with the progressive socialist ultra lib garbage you see on the news. They are not the same. At all. Educate yourself on these things before writing comments for the world to see.

[@kat-mh7re]

I went to Cornell in 1982 and it was woke back then. I even complained and felt uneasy. Glad to have gotten out of there with my values in tact. Left for California and found more crazies.

[@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat]

I've realized that when meeting people from Ivy league schools I need to start confronting them. Are you an anti-semite? This needs to be stated explicitly if you attended one of these indoctrination camps.

[@neishapeterson416]

When people use Woke they always mean Black People. The word woke was started by Black People. Students can use words only if they are facts

[@Troller_007]

MIT univ is Metally ill university.. Harvard univ is Hamas University Penn univ is Jihadi University Cornell univ is Terror unversity Yale univ is Allah university

[@Rabbithole8]

There was no such thing as woke in 1982. Woke is a popularized version of Critical Theory. Do not confuse liberal ideology with Wokeism. Many traditional liberals are against it, CT and Wokiesm. What you were encountering back in the 1980s among the far left certainly has elements of what gave birth to what we have now but confusing the two is not helpful. It muddies the water and renders the word "woke" useless.

[@omgbuffy2276]

​@@Rabbithole8what would you call it? I've been reading books about this from my teen years. It's not woke, but it was bad enough people from the USSR tried to warn us.

[@anandtiwari52]

She is trying to not answer very simple and direct questions of Yes / No type.

[@tictoc5443]

Thank God there are some US politicians speaking up for sanity

[@williambaglme819]

No. They could have earlier with so many other issues

[@brushandshovel6512]

How do these presidents get these positions with such a vile mindset?

[@analytics8055]

Diversity hires!

[@bonvillanera5961]

its the top qualification to be president of harvard, upenn & mit....

[@amazingworld9540]

1.4 billion black ppl will never ever frgot and forgive yall

[@Lomojo31]

Code of conduct at Harvard summed up: .."don't lose our funding"

[@kharris9359]

Not diversity of thought or politics!

[@harpoonhunter1683]

Yep just skin color. Lefty racists. Not surprising.

[@NeuKrofta]

And the government are bullying them to be more restrictive

[@kakistocracyusa]

The limits of 1A are already covered by federal law. College campuses are not in the business of reinventing existing federal law.

[@kat-mh7re]

My mother is Jewish. The stories of our family who died in Poland are horrifying and now we have a black woman trying to hustle her way out of this.

[@mainmam620]

You're not special. All ethnic groups of people have experienced traumatic events. That 'black women' you're talking about ancestors experienced the exact same treatment yours did. Get a grip. Your hand is showing

[@MayorSom]

Neither Black nor Muslim perpetrated the Holocaust on your Polish family 🙄

[@zinam7480]

yeah -- imagine if this was happening to black people on campuses!

[@SimSimsTECHcrunch]

You are supporting the persecution of the Palestinian people.

[@isahussain6306]

Eternal victim

[@PeterBParker2398]

Thank you to these Congressmen for speaking out against Antisemitism and hatred of Jews!

[@TroutTruck]

You just love glazing war mongerers

[@josephjames8131]

They just don't want freedom of speech this is the most anti-American thing I have ever seen.

[@josephjames8131]

Stop trying to police what we can and can't say. Those studies paid money to hear actual opinions. They can say whatever they want.

[@sambear6079]

Its called freedom of speech. Deal with it.

[@PeterBParker2398]

@@josephjames8131 it’s called HATE SPEECH

[@starburststream9283]

These are Presidents of top Universities but can't answer a simple question answerable by Yes or No.

[@nami20622]

Because apparently hate speech is protected! When Republicans hate on Palestinians they say it's their freedom of speech but when Democrats do it is it not freedom of speech? My point is hate speech no matter what side should never be tolerated but apparently we have the First amendment which means its not illegal to offend peoples feelings with words!

[@teh5678]

​@@nami20622That's right. We should not embrace double standard...

[@lucasward7688]

​@@nami20622people don't call for genocide of Palestinians. But leftist do call for the genocide of Jews. Leftist are the most racist, hate filled fascist I've ever seen. And it's because they're brainwashed into believing the way they think is somehow right.

[@lucasward7688]

​@@nami20622also, why is "mis-gendering" a person on college campus more of a hate crime then calling for the genocide of Jews. No leftist, you're very dishonest people and no one can believe anything you say at this point in time.

[@darkwolf8234]

I'm sorry, but anyone calling for any sort of genocide is a threat to humanity. These "students and professors" need to be acknowledged as homeland security threats.

[@UnderhillKoufax]

Supporting human rights for Palestinians, Israelis, or anyone is NOT hate speech. Palestinians and Israelis are both Semitic.

[@jasminekaram880]

Antisemitism was coined as an academic term by antisemitic academics for Jew hate, to give Jew hate a more intellectual ring. It has never been a term for hatred of people who speak Semitic languages.

[@thekentuckyan8088]

Sounds to me like they’re teaching in the colleges the students to hate juice it’s being taught by the professors

[@obriens456]

Jews

[@michaelfrugtniet6685]

as long as you are on the left, you have free speech

[@nami20622]

As long as you are on the right, you have hate speech!

[@Canada_Kasthuri]

Congressman Mr Banks was spot on 😂

[@shway1]

he started by lying about mark lamont hill

[@malakaikoroicakau6382]

What a Dr. who cannot answer a simple question😂😂😂😂

[@scf828]

I see what you did there 😂😂😂😂

[@Bar_Bar27]

Dr my as$

[@moroccansweets1091]

Looking back to all those hearings we saw this last 3 years , no one can answer a simple question.

[@dankworth41]

Freedom of speech is one thing, hate speech is another entirely

[@terryzabon333]

The mantra " From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free " is not hate speech!!!! Violence is not the only way to achieve the above. DUH!! People are trying to suppress free speech. Dont be fooled!

[@URSOPhotography]

Now I know how we are in tough times with todays youth... its these College Presidents. Why are these women speaking like politicians?

[@mickeyshooter5298]

Because they are deranged, indoctrinated, and corrupt Socialists whom despise the United sates and wish to indoctrinate and control the young “intellectuals” of the universities. Targeting impressionable youth has long since been a tactic for political influencers. Sadly, this is why so many young people today are just plain lost.

[@ShamsMarce]

Thank you Rep. Elise Stefanik you are truly a product of Harvard, the way she asked, she is familiar with me in referring to one of ICC judges the way she talk. Excellent, you are a real American.

[@bltvd]

Are you talking about the idiot who was speaking in this video?

[@NeuKrofta]

Why? For trying to restrict free speech more?? She should be removed instantly

[@kathyramos6799]

I wouldn't she's a "product" of Harvard in it's current state. She went there but maintained her core values & morals.

[@marymitchell8625]

She's as phony as American as Joe McCarthy. She's really getting off on attacking these women. And, of course,she's GLAD to have a Black scapegoat because it makes her look even better in all her posturing glory. This woman makes me sick, but who cares? Everybody thinks they're better than Black women. I say that and get criticized as a professional victim. Women like Stefanik get PRAISE. 🙄

[@nathaniel1670]

Right, Stefanik, who unwaveringly supports Trump---Trump, who excused the white supremacists marching in Charlottesville and screaming "Jews will not replace us"---is definitely on the side of Jews, and this isn't at all political grandstanding by asking loaded questions to make the presidents look bad. She backed them into a corner with loaded questions. My hope for humanity always dies a little when I come to these comments and see such rampant stupidity as yours. There is an actual genocide happening in Gaza and Congress wants to drag university presidents before them to malign students protesting this genocide, as if calling out Israel's fascism, racism, and oppression is some grave wrongdoing.

[@HeavyK.]

Calling for violent genocide is not protected by The First Amendment.

[@max.a.trillion3217]

but no one is calling for genocide...Even if they did, it's actually still protected under the constitution. The issue is when those views are acted upon or becomes forms of violence or harassment. Stop being naive and dumb.

[@maracohen5930]

Why are any of these schools not having Federal Grant Money taken away from these Institutions. Start with Ivy League and then move to thUS System.

[@janicelee4534]

All faculty applicants are required to submit a DEI statement as a political litmus test. Any claim that these universities are interested in diversity of views is hypocrisy.

[@sylviamontaez3889]

if DEI worked antisemitism wouldn't be a problem on university campuses. But DEI is just a way for universities to pretend they're combating bigotry in their institutions

[@conorfennell8475]

Do you think they should be? In what ways? Like on admittance? I can agree with trying to have a diverse faculty but the idea that students should be is crazy. Also the idea that th students don't just come up with their own views is not giving people enough credit for having their own agency and minds

[@Cafeallday222]

You just misunderstood what she meant… she meant SKIN COLOUR diversity 😉

[@Cafeallday222]

@@conorfennell8475the students are learning and following professors. I was soooo influenced back in university but had both right and left wing professors. In this case, they only learn from left wing and are often forbidden from even writing as essay on a certain side or they will fail. I used to be told to write for the opposite side just to see what it’s like. We are failing our youth by a lack of diversity of thought. They can also select more left wing students that match their preferences, or hope that right wingers don’t even apply because of the lack of thought diversity.

[@Noa-cc9ur]

⁠@@conorfennell8475 That’s not the point, the point is that they’re biased! The population in the US is approximately 50-50 split between democrats and republicans. There are plenty of competent, extremely intelligent individuals in both parties. So when you find that only 1% of students in Harvard voted for Trump for instance, it begs the question WHY? HOW? Is it really true that only 1% of republican students met the standards, or are they being discriminated. Sadly I think it’s the latter… What would you say for example if an Ivy League university would have 99% male students? Wouldn’t it scream chauvinism?

[@mirapilates]

Why did she conflate the word " intifada" with genocide, in her line of questioning.

[@adnanbosnian5051]

because its all staged

[@apollo9543]

The responses are like a badly programmed AI spewing out pre prepared answers

[@scruffy5812]

They’re just trying to keep their jobs, they get tons of bribe money to allow certain kids into their university

[@analytics8055]

They have no real brains. Diversity hires.

[@uria702]

We need legislation to regulate all college campus codes of conduct and security personnel. It’s way past due. The law needs to be enforced.

[@scf828]

So a police state? Its always so funny how people like you think less freedom is better. No way you're a real American.

[@Joshcodes808]

So long as it’s to ensure our constitutional right to free expression.

[@drmartin5062]

They're doing this to help advance a political necessity if they plan on finishing the coup against a nation that just showed how dangerous free speech is to the WEF,WHO PLAN. Trump wasn't their boy

[@fizz03]

The things they are talking about are already illegal (incitement to violence/genocide), but it still speaks VOLUMES that they do not violate their code of conduct.

[@uria702]

@@fizz03 they are illegal, yes but the “campus police” are told to stand down if they want to keep their jobs. That’s why we need a ban on campus police and local police on these campuses instead.

[@frankcruz8713]

Love Stefanik!

[@virginiarussell466]

Elise Stefanik rocks! NO students have been expelled at Harvard???!!!

[@sambear6079]

To know who rules over you, find out who you aren't allowed to criticize.

[@ChorusArtists]

Nailed it! I forgot about that old adage. It's 100% true right now.

[@dextermoore278]

WE AREN'T ALLOWED TO CRITICIZE THE DEMOCRATS, THE TRANS PEOPLE, THE PALESTINIANS, THE PRONOUNS PEOPLE, BLAH BLAH BLAH. DO THEY RULE OVER US??? I DON'T THINK SO.

[@firstname1831]

Yea man I’ve never seen this much uproar from politicians about protest and their was a politician who actually called for destruction of all P@Le$tini@ns

[@shyman3000]

There was a whole hearing because one jewish girl felt triggered being on campus. No joke.

[@YoavShaked]

There is a different between critisize israel and call for global intifada. Between hating israel and spitting on jewish student on campus. To say jews should return to poland and russia is not only antisemitic but racist as it claim jews are white supremasis disregard the exisctance of black jews middle eastern jews and asian jews

[@owenhoong88]

They basically said that they agreed on free speech that when someone threatened their family and unless it has turned into a conduct they will be fine by it. Means they will not take any action of precautions to ensure their families safety. That's what I heard

[@nami20622]

Thats what's wrong with America, too much freedom is not good for any nation, we should have a dictatorship and ban all forms of protests because apparently, it hurts people's feelings when you disagree on a political matter!

[@miocid31]

That is what free speech is, u don’t have to like it

[@redwing1214]

@@miocid31These same people deny free speech to people on the right all the time. If a right winger on campus criticizes their ideology, these people will shut them down, fire them or ruin their reputations on social media. So, this BS about free speech that they are hiding behind is hilarious 😂.

[@aaronmugume293]

​@@miocid31well not until it's about blacks and lgbtq

[@richardmorrison3119]

These schools leaders have deeply damaged the institution’s reputation

[@oiulti6900]

No they didn’t, they’ve actually uplifted it. I know, I teach at these universities.

[@NeuKrofta]

These politicians are trying to destroy free speech

[@terryzabon333]

Im a GOP free speech advocate and also a Jew. " From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free " is not hate speech. Its a mantra for something the Palestinians want!!!! How they achieve that peace is an entirely different conversation which may include a violent OR peaceful path forward. The Irish say 26 + 6 = 1. For England out of N Ireland... Is that hate speech?

[@adnanbosnian5051]

silence, self hating jew!

[@hdlc4635]

A dude on the Penn swim team showed up as a gal the next season and was the NCAA WOMEN'S champ that season. I find that much more concerning than any student chants or protests on campus.

[@MydreamguyFinally-bg4hu]

get a life

[@artifexdei3671]

there's a connection - allowing one absurdity carries to the next all across range of issues. moral relativism at its best.

[@jp-qn4je]

The real issue is that there is NOT EQUAL ACCESS OF FREE SPEECH

[@tarapiglet]

This House Committee on Education is impressive AF.

[@HoTrEtArDeDcHiXx]

It’s Biden’s policy 🙄

[@Thunder_Dream_Designs]

What? This has nothing to do with Biden. He is a complete idiot but come on dig a little deeper. Don’t be a sheep

[@stevenwiederholt7000]

@HoTrEtArDeDcHiXx Actually it goes back 30+ years. You can trance it back to the early 1970's.

[@HoTrEtArDeDcHiXx]

@@stevenwiederholt7000 I’m not gonna argue with an Antisemite OK 🙄

[@YesMayhem7]

It's PAC money.

[@aceboogisback9946]

I support Israel and fail to see what his foreign policy has to do with this. He has said multiple times that Israel will always be an ally of the USA, but as a nation that provides Israel with about 20% of their military spending, our help isn't unconditional. With that said, Hamas has got to go and it's nice to hear Republicans tell the truth for once, and very alarming that some of the Dems aren't calling antisemitism out as forcefully.

[@paulakennedy3877]

About time it's called HATE SPEECH.

[@awdrpepper]

Call it whatever you want. It is still Free Speech. Either you are for it, or you are against it. It is fine to point out the hypocrisy of the Left - those who whine about microagressions and safe spaces. But the 'conservative' right wing is just as hypocritical and pathetic as the Left.

[@jerrymariano402]

Put them in jail.

[@WorshipinIdols]

These Universities should be sued for title 6 violations based on nation of origin, and religious beliefs. In addition, these University Heads, and other relevant administrators should be prosecuted for violating the Jewish students civil rights.

[@NeuKrofta]

We are supposed to have a first amendment...

[@WorshipinIdols]

@@NeuKrofta they are supposed to, but since they abolished it over 2 decades ago by implementing a blanket ban on all conservative speakers and initiated actions to discipline anyone who “makes a student feel offended or uncomfortable” by either expressing thoughts that they oppose or using other then their preferred pronouns. So the first amendment does not exist on this campus and therefore cannot be used as a defense in their failure to stop antisemitism because that would simply bring about even more lawsuits.

[@alcmmk5040]

Federal funds shall be withheld from these universities until they resolve the issues. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@rosemarryme7420]

Doesn't matter QATAR has funded this Universities around $4.7 billion in past few years

[@alcmmk5040]

@@rosemarryme7420 All presidents of these universities will be replaced. The funding from Qatar will be investigated. Then they will feel the pain... 5555

[@williambaglme819]

Rain down the lawsuits on these Universities. Let it rain.

[@mayavenuemisfit814]

Reps. Stefanik and Banks brought the heat and didn't let up.

[@Axis_Mundi_Design]

Absolutely appalling and smug responses, they should all resign ASAP. I’m shocked and disgusted.

[@shway1]

what's absolutely appalling is these republican lies, distortions and exaggerations.

[@auliahanna7770]

terrorism is developing growth in these campuses

[@ballinkingston]

All I hear are politicians complaining that universities are not political places that they can challenge. The idea of free expression and the exchange of ideas that is supposed to happen on college campuses clearly would bring up things that a politician never would. This seems ridiculous to me.

[@lucasward7688]

Really? So why is it so difficult to get conservative speakers without these same professors calling for protest which they know will get violent and cancel the event?

[@smokyfloki9358]

If that’s all you took away then I can confidently say you heard what you wanted to hear.

[@ballinkingston]

@@smokyfloki9358 your confidence is irrelevant to me

[@hlg-po6di]

​​@@smokyfloki9358you're absolutely right. these people are morally bankrupt hypocrites and only hear what they want that aligns with their propaganda.

[@aaronmugume293]

Well!!!! If that is so. What if i hv a belief that black Americans are monkeys would that be considered freedom of speech. Coz in this case of freedom to express yo opinion i think it should be allowed at havard

[@davidanderson2519]

Listening to Stefanik silence that smug, self-rightous havad president was a thing of beauty.

[@pbjae8140]

Since when is hundreds of students screaming "From the River to the Sea..." "Robust Debate!"

[@shyman3000]

Since when is "From the river to the Sea" considered genocidal hate speech worthy of expulsion? Since Isreali fascists took over your country, thats when.

[@Nerdzombiedisco]

Evil thrives when those who can combat evil, are complicit.

[@stevegovea1]

I didn't hear the whole hearing, but would this House hearing be held if it was hate speech towards Palestinians? If this was brought up, then never mind 😅

[@dpcNOV59]

No real surprises hearing the responses of these presidents of universities. They should be unceremoniously dismissed. Pathetic - they sounds eerily like govt appointees (eg Mayorkas) in their rehearsed lines and unified refusal to answer directly.

[@GenesisGarden-l9s]

I question the qualifications of the BLACK President of Harvard! I think she's a prime example of the racist policies of affirmative action!

[@beaniesonna3052]

Then that is your business. Go and cry

[@sufiansuhaili6408]

How can she be the President of Harvard?

[@funkyfiss]

No such thing as hate speech. It's just speech. Playing around with terms like "hate speech" is what destroys freedom of speech.

[@dareemmanuel6079]

we've heard you. now stop trolling!

[@funkyfiss]

@@dareemmanuel6079 Talking about free speech is not trolling. It's just reminding people what exactly the first amendment is.

[@bobster0]

This hearing practically functions as a stand-alone documentary on the meaning of gaslighting: they simply stare into the questioner’s face, and deny the facts the person just concisely laid out. “We robustly uphold freedom of speech“ -But on this, this & that occasion, your institution took strong action against a student or professor, simply on the basis of an expressed opinion. Yet you had nothing to say about-and took no action against-a teacher leading a mob of students in a chant calling for genocide against Israel. “We robustly uphold freedom of speech.”

[@yoswifty303]

Excuse me! she can answer the way she wants to. It was a diverse school before she got there a year ago. This lady's anger and how disrespectful she is very worrisome. Who do she thinks she is? Question your children like that. If I was her I would let them have that school.

[@Thatsthewayoftheworld]

To contemplate life, the world and absorb any kind of knowledge and ability to reason at all. Higher learning. The greats. They are not interested in discovery. So completely lost in the indoctrination that they have endured. Blind to the reason people have such contempt for them. The hate they endorse is so dark and so forbidding and yet so casually applied. Insidious.

[@philipreyes7884]

Biggest cowards alive. She refuses to say its wrong. She needs to be removed permanently

[@shbmets4593]

Shameful that this kind of conduct is allowed in any place in society today. Especially on prestigious college campuses. In any private business in America, none of this would be tolerated. Employees would be immediately terminated. This is so unfortunate and is not about protecting Jews. It is about protecting the rights of every citizen. The only way to put an end to this nonsense is to look elsewhere for an education. Disgusting.

[@rayden1387]

You do realise there are 3 UN Security Council Resolution ordering the creation of the Palestinian state, precisely from the river to the sea, right? And that whar is happening now in Gaza is actually a genocide?

[@nathaniel1670]

Shameful that the US is fully backing a genocide

[@aaa.a123]

Lol your brain is actually broken😂😂😂

[@amazingworld9540]

Shameful yall use to feed black ppl to alligators never frgot or forgive

[@richmrstonestone]

" hate speech" isn't the issue. The issue is terrorism and violence....whether it's discusting Islamist or BLM. Palestians ways playing the victim. God Save Isreal. 🇮🇱🇺🇲🇬🇧🇮🇱🇬🇧🇺🇲🇮🇱

[@stormyweather9917]

Those women were shaking in their boots.

[@obriens456]

Yes

[@obriens456]

And the smirk made me throw up.

[@sg6848]

Elise Stefanik was being rude and aggressive

[@Hrairoo555]

Gag. Universities has become the bed of amorality

[@junbasa8004]

If you are in the Philippines and you refuse to answer a relevant question or become evasive will subject one to contempt and can be penalized by detention.

[@MalcolmWarren-rv6ut]

These people running these universities need to be dismissed from them immediately. All are hesitating to answer questions, and filling the students with hate and lies. So disgusted that they obtained their positions in the first place. Thank goodness for the people interviewing them, that they are doing something about them.

[@dianafarrow7285]

100% AGREE!!!

[@analytics8055]

Diversity hires!

[@cardboardtubeknight]

@@analytics8055 person too dumb to get in!

[@Chocolateblonde]

Here’s the thing I could be wrong but as far as I understand. Israel has been guilty of genocide against Palestinians, and those people are angry and speaking out against people who are causing their lives to be destroyed. So I can understand how they are angry at Israel. It’s not just as simple as antisemitism it goes so much deeper. I don’t think the Presidents are wrong.

[@tylerdurden2520]

It is hard when you realize you are the bad guys.

[@nunuabiznus]

It's literally calling for violence on campus!

[@kingsolomon6666]

“Harvard graduate” will be a shameful name calling!

[@heidechristinepatterson8778]

To me it sounds like the college policies the MIT president cited are merely a reflection of employment law. See here what the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has to say on ‘Harassment’: "Harassment is a form of employment discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, (ADA). Harassment becomes unlawful where 1) enduring the offensive conduct becomes a condition of continued employment, or 2) the conduct is severe or pervasive enough to create a work environment that a reasonable person would consider intimidating, hostile, or abusive. Although the law doesn't prohibit simple teasing, offhand comments, or isolated incidents that are not very serious, harassment is illegal when it is so frequent or severe that it creates a hostile or offensive work environment or when it results in an adverse employment decision (such as the victim being fired or demoted)."

[@jacobbengera7035]

Ask every president of the university how much money they got from Qatar an Arab country Qatar donate millions and millions dollars to every president of the university😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮$$$$$$$$

[@dugoutdave4450]

I cant stand their NON answers 😮😢

[@kambuyshouses2044]

Much respect for the President for protecting speech

[@NeilCoatsChamberlain]

Dodging the question and happy to allow hatred to the Jews on campus, they need to clean up their act.

[@WendyFrank-vu4ts]

Not willing to answer a question. Non profit should be pulled TODAY

[@josephjames8131]

No. We value freedom of speech, unlike isreal.

[@aaronjensen8455]

Government intervention is sometimes a good thing. I wish congress would take Ivy league institutions to task for collaborating with communist Chinese universities on weapons-related technology.

[@codyblue2]

finally some truth out of you Hill.

[@B88-h6n]

Indeed!

[@denisseespaillat]

This is an embarrassment.

[@Ebaraga1]

Gaye is a terrible example for US academia

[@michachu0000]

Surprising that the hill shared this, seeing as the Hill acts as a Hamas propaganda channel

[@joelcornelius7918]

Their unwillingness to correct this should penalize them from receiving federal funds and scholarships until this is ended and the presidents fired

[@julielee5127]

First mess around with government and now Universities??? Stop!!!!!

[@jah1231]

Prameela still blaming Trump 😂

[@marina12345678911000]

Follow the money. Qatar sponsors both HAMAS and US universities.

[@muralikrishna-tb6cg]

"we take action only when comments turn to conduct", is it really Harward we are listening to? Great university running on such a low moral values, oh my god

[@senzotabethe4311]

These professors were not prepared at all for these questions, what a shame.

[@lisacimarik7315]

I'm so proud of the Republicans who are stepping up. Where are the Democrats though. This should easily be a subject where both parties come together fully.

[@NeuKrofta]

For what? Trying to restrict free speech by bullying these colleges??

[@scruffy5812]

The democrats support the awful messages these students are chanting at these colleges. If your a democrat, your on the wrong side of history once again

[@matt4887]

This seems terribly corrupt