This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., who is well-known for prompting the ouster of anti-Semitic college presidents, is predicting the former CNN White House correspondent chosen to be the new president of Columbia University will be forced to resign in the coming weeks.
Stefanik made the prediction regarding Claire Shipman on "Sunday Morning Futures" with Maria Bartiromo on the Fox News Channel.
"We have seen six high-profile university presidents resign, two of which are from Columbia because these university presidents have failed to show moral, strong leadership. And President Trump, as he campaigned on, is holding them accountable," Stefanik said.
"The decision to withhold federal funding from Columbia, that's what the American people wanted. That is what they voted for because these universities have failed to make sure that they are following their own rules. They have failed to protect Jewish students.
"But the fact that we're on the third Columbia University president, and this one, let's be honest, Maria is not gonna last as well. It's already come out that she has criticized and belittled the House investigation and the accountability measures and has failed to protect Jewish students."
As the New York Post indicated, Shipman, whose ex-husband is former Obama Administration press secretary Jay Carney, served as co-chair of Columbia's board of trustees before she was appointed Friday night to replace interim school president Katrina Armstrong.
The Post explained: "In a Dec. 28, 2023, text message, Shipman wrote to then university president Minouche Shafik she thought Columbia would be spared from the 'capital hill nonsense,' referring to December 2023 congressional hearings that saw the presidents of Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania and MIT testify about campus protests against the war in Gaza."
Stefanik said of Shipman's Capitol Hill "nonsense" remark: "That is what this latest Columbia University president said. That's why it's untenable for her to be in this position. And I think it is only going to be a matter of weeks before she is forced to step down as well.
"They still don't get it, the faculty doesn't get it. These radical, far-left students [don't'] get it. But the fact that President Trump is not only revoking the visas for the pro-Hamas foreign agitators and anti-Semites on campus, he is also withholding those federal dollars.
"These universities are not entitled to those federal dollars. They have to ensure that they are protecting Jewish students on campus. So again, we are just seeing a failure within higher education."
Stefanik, whose name was removed from consideration for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations to help bolster Republican votes in the House of Representatives, praised what she said is "strong leadership from President Trump."
"I am going to continue to lead this effort in holding higher ed accountable, standing up to be good stewards of U.S. taxpayer dollars, and combatting the rot and the scourge of anti-Semitism in higher ed."
WATCH Elise Stefanik's entire interview on "Sunday Morning Futures"
On the same broadcast, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon noted of the anti-Semitic events at Columbia, "Jewish students have told me they were afraid to go across campus."
