Rep. Elise Stefanik listens during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Most notably, Stefanik grilled Ivy League college administrators from Penn and Harvard, her alma mater, in December 2023 regarding whether "calling for the genocide of Jews" violates the respective school’s codes of conduct. The school leaders, however, waffled in their responses.
"It can be, depending on the context," Harvard’s then-President Claudine Gay responded when asked if "calling for the genocide of Jews" violated school conduct rules.
"Antisemitic speech when it crosses into conduct that amounts to bullying, harassment, intimidation – that is actionable conduct, and we do take action," Gay said when pressed to answer "yes" or "no" if calls for the genocide of Jews breaks school rules.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., talks at the House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing on "Columbia in Crisis: Columbia University's Response to Antisemitism" on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (AP/Mariam Zuhaib)
President Donald Trump nominated Stefanik to serve as ambassador to the U.N. back in November, celebrating her as an "incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter."
Stefanik said in her opening remarks on Tuesday that Trump sees "great promise" for the United Nations if it returns to its roots of promoting peace around the globe.
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"When discussing this nomination with President Trump, the President shared with me that he sees great promise in the United Nations if it focuses on its founding mission of international peace and security. President Trump has long advocated for peace and no new wars," she said.
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