Johnson calls on Columbia University's Board of Trustees to fire President Shafik

House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Columbia University's Board of Trustees to fire Minouche Shafik, the university's president, after the school cancelled its main commencement ceremony as pro-Palestine protests continue on campus.

 

“President Shafik and Columbia University administrators have displayed a shocking unwillingness to control their campus. They’ve allowed outside agitators and terrorist-sympathizing students and faculty to rewrite campus rules and spew vile, anti-Jewish aggression. Now, thousands of students who’ve worked hard to achieve their degrees will not get the recognition they deserve," Johnson said in a statement released on Monday.

 

“Because it is abundantly clear that President Shafik would rather cede control to Hamas supporters than restore order, Columbia’s Board of Trustees should immediately remove her and appoint a new president who will. Our once great universities desperately need strong moral leadership, now more than ever," he added.

Johnson delivered a speech on April 24 at Columbia University during the pro-Palestine protests taking place on campus. He met with Jewish students during his visit.