Columbia University is a hotbed of anti-Semitism right now, and has seen more than its share of ugly incidents since October 7. Right now Columbia president Minouche Shafik is testifying before the same House committee where Harvard’s Claudine Gay self-immolated last fall. I’ve watched a few minutes of the proceedings, and it is clear that Shafik is much better prepared than was Gay to give halfway sensible answers to the committee, but this brief clip is the highlight of the day so far:
I put in QT too, but here's the video: pic.twitter.com/XSWvyUC5rC
— David Weigel (@daveweigel) April 17, 2024
Congressman Banks did miss a wonderful opportunity to paraphrase Orwell, and respond, “I guess you have to attend an Ivy League college to learn how to spell that way.”
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