Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) said during an interview over the weekend that Harvard President Claudine Gay’s resignation from her position was “long overdue” following her testimony before Congress about anti-Semitism on her school’s campus.
Stefanik made the remarks during a Sunday interview on NBC News’ “Meet The Press” with Kristen Welker while talking about Gay’s ouster following controversial remarks that she made during her testimony and the subsequent plagiarism allegations that she faced.
“It was long overdue. She should have resigned immediately following the hearing,” Stefanik said. “And, of course, this follows the resignation of Liz Magill, the Penn president, who also answered, almost verbatim, the same way that the Harvard former president did, as well. And so did the MIT president, I might add. And I’ve called for all three of their resignations….
