University professors and even students are expected to be brought before Congress as part of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s efforts to stamp out anti-Semitism on campuses.
In an exclusive interview with the Post, Mr Johnson condemned the student movement for supporting “evil” and said MPs would leave no stone unturned.
“I think there needs to be accountability from the top to the bottom,” Johnson said. “The idea that some of these professors were involved in this is outrageous, and I think they, as well as the students, need to be held accountable.”
Previously, university leaders have borne the brunt of House Republican criticism, most notably Harvard University President Claudine Gay and University of Pennsylvania President Liz McGill, both of whom have been in the aftermath of harrowing testimony. He resigned as a result.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was not deeply impressed by his meeting with Colombian President Minouche Shafik last week.
He has already asked her to resign.
“I sat there with Shafiq, the president, and I told her we have to take the lead. And she said, ‘I’m trying to negotiate with them.'” And that’s how you handle this. Not. “You can’t negotiate with would-be terrorists,” Johnson said.
Earlier this week, Prime Minister Johnson announced a House-wide effort to stamp out Hamas agitators on campus, holding a press conference with the most powerful committee chairs.
Among other things, Republican leaders said they would consider cutting off federal funding to universities that fail to root out anti-Semitism.
Louisiana Republican lawmakers passed a sweeping bipartisan bill in Congress on Wednesday that expands the definition of anti-Semitism.
The bill faces an uncertain future in the Senate, where Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has refused to say whether he will bring it up for a vote.
White House lawmakers also did not respond to multiple requests from The Post to say whether President Biden would sign it.
“They are destroying property, waving Hezbollah and Hamas flags, breaking into buildings and chanting ‘Heil Hitler,'” Johnson said, explaining why he is so passionate about the issue. “This is not a gray area.
“Jewish students we spoke to were being verbally harassed and spat at. They were being told to ‘go back to the gas chambers.'”
Recalling President Eisenhower’s 1957 decision to send federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to integrate schools after racist mobs and local leaders refused, Johnson urged President Biden to take action. He once again called for the National Guard to be dispatched to campuses where the situation is unbearable.
“When schools violate civil rights laws and federal laws, the federal government will take appropriate action. We need more Eisenhowers, not Bidens,” Johnson said.
The speaker, who holds a one-seat majority that is precarious at times, told the Post that he is confident he will remain in office despite growing calls for his removal from far-right lawmakers who oppose the $60 billion Democratic support. Told. US support for Ukraine.
The House rebels are led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a perennial rioter who called the House vote a “total betrayal” of Mr. Johnson.
Ms. Greene filed a motion to resign against Mr. Johnson, the same procedure used to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
“Ninety-nine per cent of this conference agrees that this resignation motion is wrong for our party, wrong for our organization and wrong for our country,” Johnson said. “That’s a recipe for chaos. And it can come at a very dangerous time.
“Marjorie enjoys the attention. I think that’s pretty obvious,” he said curtly.
Mr Johnson, a former Ukraine skeptic who previously voted against new funding for the country, famously pivoted to the issue, in part because of the gains he made after becoming chairman. He thought it was due to new information.
“Our generals are saying that Ukraine will literally run out of ammunition and defenses by the end of April. Then comes the fateful moment of decision. At a time when Ukraine needs it most, we will Are we abandoning them?” Johnson said.
“So we had a moment of fateful decision: Churchill or Chamberlain.”
