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Lawmakers slam Columbia U's 'blatant inaction' against 'pro-terrorist' students after damning report
A House committee released data this week depicting what its Republican chairwoman called a failure by Columbia University to properly discipline students involved in antisemitic unrest earlier this year, as panel members called out the “blatant inaction.”
Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina, who heads up the House Education and Workforce Committee, and panel member Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., separately called the New York City college’s leaders spineless and accused them of giving dangerous behavior a free pass.
“The failure of Columbia’s invertebrate administration to hold accountable students who violate university rules and break the law is disgraceful and unacceptable,” Foxx said in a statement.
Foxx noted that in the approximately four months since the “takeover of Hamilton Hall,” the majority of students involved remain in good academic standing.
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Anti-Israel students at Columbia University set up a campsite on the school’s West Lawn, where they placed tents and demanded administrators divest from Israel and take other steps in support of Hamas’ war on the country. (Michael Ruiz/Fox News Digital)
In remarks to Fox News Digital, Foxx added that Columbia’s actions therefore “only encourages more of the chaos.”
“You can’t leave bad behavior unpunished and then expect good behavior instead. Columbia’s refusal to hold student perpetrators accountable … puts Jewish students, faculty, and staff at risk as they head back to campus,” she said.
Bean added the school made clear via the statistics in the committee’s report that “pro-terrorist students can break the rules and get off scot-free.”
“The university’s failure to hold these students accountable for spewing hatred against the Jewish community and brutalizing Jewish students is unacceptable,” he said.
Bean blasted the school’s leadership, saying that by doing little or nothing to punish the students, they’ve given a pass to those who should be expelled or prosecuted.
Meanwhile, Foxx suggested the Morningside Heights institution gave students a “get out of jail free card.”
She went on to say no one who burglarizes campus property or creates an environment of bigotry should be given even a “single degree of latitude.”
“The university’s willingness to do just that is reprehensible,” said Foxx, who represents the Great Smoky Mountains region.
Fox News Digital also reached out to the top Democrat on the committee, Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia, for his take on the report.
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House Education Committee leaders Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., and Robert “Bobby” Scott, D-VA, speak during a hearing. Scott did not respond to Fox News’ inquiry on the committee’s report on Columbia University students involved in the antisemitic protests earlier this year. (Haiyun Jiang/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Foxx said Columbia had pledged to expel students who had occupied Hamilton Hall, and said the fact many participants in the chaos remain in academic good-standing is disconcerting.
Data from a chart listing dates with corresponding campus incidents and numbers of students involved in each appeared to bear out Foxx’s claim.
On April 30, 22 students were arrested after taking over Hamilton Hall. Eighteen remain in good standing, three were suspended and one was put on probation.
All 27 students arrested off campus on May 1 saw their scholastic cases closed due to “insufficient evidence,” and 29 of 35 students who had been placed on interim suspension on April 29 had their punishments lifted.
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A handful of the more than 30 students who camped-out during an alumni weekend were put on conditional disciplinary probation, according to Foxx’s report.
Two students who, on April 20, were accused of helping “non-affiliates” enter Jerome Green Hall and “endangered other students” also remain in good standing.
In response to the report, a Columbia University spokesperson said the school remains committed to combating antisemitism and all forms of discrimination.
“[We remain committed to] taking sustained, concrete action toward a campus where everyone in our community feels valued and is able to thrive,” the spokesperson said.
“Following the disruptions of the last academic year, Columbia immediately began disciplinary processes, including with immediate suspensions. The disciplinary process is ongoing for many students involved in these disruptions, including some of those who were arrested, and we have been working to expedite the process for this large volume of violations.”
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Former combat veteran and incumbent Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., won the Republican primary to defend his seat in Florida’s 7th Congressional District Tuesday night.
Mills, who served in both Afghanistan and Iraq, has represented the seat since 2023. The veteran received a certificate of appreciation from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad after being injured twice while overseas.
The Republican congressman was a staunch former President Trump supporter throughout his first term, standing with Trump in Manhattan criminal court in May as the former president faced 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
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Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) addresses the media outside of Manhattan Criminal Court on behalf of former President Trump on May 14, 2024 in New York City. (David Dee Delgado)
Mills defended his seat against veteran and Republican challenger Mike Johnson.
Johnson served in the military for 30 years, joining the Army during the Vietnam War.
Before launching a bid for the House, Johnson ran for the Florida Senate in 2022.
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Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla. won the hotly contested race for the Republican nomination for Florida’s 21st Congressional District on Tuesday.
Mast now moves on to face Democrat Thomas Witkop, who ran unopposed in the Democrat primary, in November’s election.
Mast, who has been representing the district since 2017, faced a spirited challenge from Businessman Rick Wiles, a media entrepreneur with 25 years of podcasting and film-producing experience.
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Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images/File)
Mast has run since 2016 on “draining the swamp” in Washington, D.C., arguing that the Biden-Harris administration has sent money to foreign countries while ignoring everyday Americans.
“This place is a swamp. I also sit on the Foreign Affairs Committee, and daily I’m forced to watch the administration send dollars out the door to foreign countries in ways that in no way whatsoever benefit the American people,” Mast said in an interview, according to WJNO.
Mast has also been a vocal advocate for term limits, saying in the interview that he is “fine” with being forced out of Congress himself to “reform the overall system.”
For his part, Wiles vowed to serve a maximum of three terms if he were elected and also promised to cut funding to foreign wars.
A voter fills out their ballot. (Nic Antaya/Bloomberg via Getty Images/File)
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“I’m opposed to funding any foreign war. If I went to Congress, I would cut off money for all foreign wars. If another country wants to have a war, let them pay for it themselves, let their soldiers fight it. Don’t get America involved in your fights,” Mast said, according to WJNO.
Wiles made an issue of Mast’s support for Israel, including an incident in which Mast was pictured wearing an Israeli military uniform in Congress and admitting to traveling to the Jewish state to participate in Israel Defense Forces (IDF) activities.
Rep. Brian Mast of Florida salutes at a campaign rally for former President Trump. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images/File)
“Brian Mast dishonored every member of the American Armed Forces and all our veterans by wearing an IDF uniform and volunteering to serve in Israel,” Wiles said. “He particularly insulted my good friends in the USS Liberty Veterans Association who lost 34 shipmates during a surprise IDF attack in 1967.”
Election experts such as the Cook Political Report, Decision Desk HQ and Sabato’s Crystal Ball all rate the 21st District as a safe Republican seat.
Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
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Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla. emerged with the win in the Democrat primary for Florida’s 10th Congressional District on Tuesday.
Frost now faces the winner of the Republican primary, which features Tuan Lee facing off with Willie Montague.
Frost, who is serving in his first term in Congress, was thought to be the favorite in the race, though some of his controversial positions cracked open the door to his primary challengers, most notably his shift to full-throated support for military aid to Israel.
The incumbent Democrat, who previously worked as the national advance manager for Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign, made headlines in 2022 after being the first member of Generation Z elected to Congress, including an admission that his credit was too poor for him to qualify for an apartment in Washington, D.C.
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Rep. Maxwell Frost (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Court Accountability/File)
Frost also campaigned on improving the situation at the U.S. southern border, arguing during a candidate forum last month that there needs to be a streamlined process for asylum applicants.
“What we have to understand is we don’t have open borders,” he said, according to a report in the Orlando Sentinel. “We do have a legal system of asylum, which is a legal right for people to claim asylum. So, what we need to do is pass legislation to get more asylum attorneys, judges, more personnel down there so this process can be sped up.”
But White, one of Frost’s opponents, said at the same forum that the border needs to be secured and that current immigration laws need to be followed.
Candidates in Florida’s 10th Congressional District race Tuan Le, left, Willie Montague, Vibert White and Rep. Maxwell Frost answer questions during a candidate forum in Orlando, Florida, on July 24, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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“One of the first things that needs to be done is to follow existing laws that are already on the books to secure our border,” White said. “Secondly, we have to understand that we are not an open-door policy any longer, that we cannot afford it. We have other people within the United States who need the resources that can be utilized in their own communities.”
Darius, who worked in business before the congressional run, earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Broward College. He focused his campaign on making life more affordable for low- and mid-income earners, promising to help reduce rent and make health care more affordable.
Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., made headlines in 2022 after being the first member of Gen Z elected to Congress. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images/File)
Election experts such as the Cook Political Report, Decision Desk HQ and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rate the district as safe for Democrats.
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