Schumer’s time as Senate Majority Leader is running out. There’s not denying it this time.
Because Chuck Schumer’s career is over thanks to his role in this heinous scandal.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is under intense scrutiny following accusations that he urged Columbia University administrators to suppress criticism over their handling of violent incidents and antisemitism on campus in response to Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
The GOP-led House Education and Workforce Committee recently released a 325-page report claiming that Schumer advised former university president Minouche Shafik to downplay Republican concerns, allegedly assuring her that the institution’s “political problems are really only among Republicans.”
According to the report, Schumer’s staff also encouraged Columbia’s leadership to “keep heads down” and avoid further attention to the issue.
Prominent voices have condemned Schumer’s reported actions, with former Brooklyn state Assemblyman Dov Hikind, a Democrat-turned-Republican and founder of Americans Against Antisemitism, calling Schumer “nothing but a kapo traitor” and criticizing him for abandoning Jewish communities.
“He is a traitor to America. He is a traitor to the Jewish people. Shame on him!” Hikind stated. He also claimed this was emblematic of the Democratic Party’s direction.
The House report comes after months of investigation into how various universities, including Columbia, Harvard, Yale, and Northwestern, responded to anti-Israel protests. Emails and text exchanges from university leaders, including Shafik, who stepped down in August, were examined.
According to the report, the correspondence reveals that university officials felt bolstered by Schumer’s support to avoid engaging with Republican concerns.
In messages with Columbia’s Board of Trustees co-chairs, David Greenwald and Claire Shipman, Shafik allegedly described Schumer as “very positive and supportive (and quite the storyteller).”
A spokesperson for Schumer dismissed the report as “flat-out false,” arguing that the senator has been vocal against antisemitism both publicly and privately, stating, “Sen. Schumer regularly and forcefully condemned antisemitic acts at Columbia and elsewhere saying ‘when protests shift to antisemitism, verbal abuse, intimidation, or glorification of Oct. 7 violence against Jewish people, that crosses the line.’ He conveyed this point publicly and to administrators privately.”
Angelo Roefaro, Schumer’s spokesperson, insisted that claims to the contrary were hearsay.
Columbia’s campus has reportedly become increasingly hostile to Jewish students since the October 7 massacre. According to an August university report, Jewish students have faced harassment, stalking, and verbal abuse, with some even having their jewelry ripped off while on their way to synagogue.
The campus also saw an incident in April when anti-Israel demonstrators barricaded themselves inside Hamilton Hall, attempting to rename it after a Palestinian child victim of the conflict. The protest resulted in over 100 arrests after university officials requested police assistance.
In response to these findings, Ari Shrage, leader of the Columbia Jewish Alumni Association, expressed his disappointment, asserting, “The report is more evidence of what we already knew: Columbia did not do their job to prevent antisemitism on campus. Unfortunately, the report also shows that many of its insiders are part of the deep institutional rot.”
The recent developments have further galvanized voices calling for change in leadership.
Republican Senate candidate Mike Sapraicone noted that Schumer’s alleged actions represented a reason for his campaign against “rubber-stamp” Democratic politicians, stating to the New York Post, “The recent report from the House Committee on Education and the Workforce demonstrates how the Democrats speak out of both sides of their mouths.”
“The reports of Sen. Schumer dismissing blatant violence and antisemitism are exactly why I’m running to replace his counterpart, who is just a rubber stamp. Election Day will prove that Americans won’t tolerate any longer.”
Further complicating matters, the House report also disclosed that Ivy League administrators made “an intentional decision” to soften language condemning Hamas’ October attack, removing the words “violence” and references to Israeli hostages from official statements.
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