Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., left, gets into a verbal squabble with Kenneth S. Stern, director at the Bard Center for the Study of Hate, during a Senate committee hearing on antisemitism on college campuses. (C-SPAN/Pool)
"When you start using the Department of Justice and threatening universities' funding," Stern began, but Hawley interrupted.
"I just want to get this on the record: You are opposed to investigating Columbia University and others for antisemitism?" Hawley said, cutting off Stern.
"No," Stern said.
"That's what you said, six days ago," Hawley interjected.
"I am not opposed to doing it the right way," Stern said.
Hawley further pressed Stern about the Trump administration's investigation into the failure to protect Jewish students, pointing out that Stern had previously claimed such an investigation would be "weaponizing antisemitism" and make students less safe.
Stern responded by agreeing that it was indeed weaponizing antisemitism when the Department of Justice had "a list of places they want to go to."
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People march in support of Palestinians in New York on Oct. 8, 2023, after the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a terror attack on Israel. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP)
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Mahmoud Khalil, an anti-Israel activist and Columbia University student, faces allegations from the Trump administration for allegedly omitting details about his employment history on his green card application.
Specifically, he purportedly failed to disclose his role as a "political affairs officer" with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees between June and November 2023, as well as his extended tenure with the Syria Office at the British Embassy in Beirut beyond 2022. As such, the administration has initiated proceedings to revoke Khalil's visa.
Concurrently, the administration pulled $400 million in federal funding from Columbia University over its handling of anti-Israel campus riots last year. The Ivy League university announced major changes on Friday to align its student policies with Trump's demands.
Several Ivy League students holding visas or green cards have since filed lawsuits against the Trump administration, alleging First Amendment violations.
Jamie Joseph is a U.S. Politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering transgender and culture issues, the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, and stateside legislative developments.
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