{"id":2229692,"date":"2024-04-25T00:12:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T04:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-calls-on-columbia-president-shafik-to-resign-very-weak-inept-leader\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T00:14:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T04:14:41","slug":"speaker-johnson-calls-on-columbia-president-shafik-to-resign-very-weak-inept-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-calls-on-columbia-president-shafik-to-resign-very-weak-inept-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Johnson urges Columbia President Shafik to step down, labeling him as a &#8216;very weak, inept leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspeaker-johnson-calls-on-columbia-president-shafik-to-resign-very-weak-inept-leader%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2229692&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Speaker Mike Johnson \u200d(R-LA) is urging \u2062Columbia \u2064University\u200c President \u2064Minouche Shafik to resign following \u200dher management of recent anti-Semitic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-china-threat-is-real-and-upon-us\/\" title=\"The China Threat is Real and Upon Us\">campus<\/a> protests.\u2064 During \u2064a visit \u200cwith fellow Republican lawmakers to support Jewish students, Johnson criticized Columbia&#8217;s response, highlighting the prioritization of mob influence \u2064over fundamental\u200b American\u200c values. The text appears well-constructed and concise, effectively summarizing Speaker Johnson&#8217;s call for\u200c President\u2064 Shafik&#8217;s resignation. It emphasizes the \u200dkey points of the situation clearly and succinctly.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/mike-johnson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) called on Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to resign over her handling of the anti-Semitic protests on campus over the last several days.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson made the remarks while visiting the campus with other Republican lawmakers as they met with Jewish students about the attacks they<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/worst-person-to-ever-receive-presidential-medal-of-freedom-katie-hill-mocks-rush-limbaugh-blowback-ensues\/\" title=\"\u2018Worst Person To Ever Receive Presidential Medal Of Freedom\u2019: Katie Hill Mocks Rush Limbaugh; Blowback Ensues\">\u2019ve faced<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSadly, Columbia\u2019s administrators have chosen to let the threats, the fear and the intimidation of the mob rule to overtake American principles like free speech and the free exchange of ideas and the free exercise of religion,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cThey have co-opted First Amendment arguments to protect genocide, and to elevate the voices of anti-Semitism. They have proven themselves to be incapable of achieving their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-defends-rittenhouse-slams-political-lefts-reaction-to-judge-they-hate-america\/\" title=\"Democrat Defends Rittenhouse, Slams Political Left\u2019s Reaction To Judge: \u2018They Hate America\u2019\">basic responsibility<\/a>, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-teen-charged-with-murder-over-fentanyl-overdose-death\/\" title=\"California Teen Charged With Murder Over Fentanyl Overdose Death\">keeping students safe<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just can\u2019t allow this kind of hatred and anti-Semitism to flourish on our campuses and it must be stopped in its tracks,\u201d he continued. \u201cThose who are perpetrating this violence should be arrested. And I\u2019m here today joining my colleagues and calling on President Shafik to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Speaker of the House, I am committing today that the Congress will not be silent as Jewish students are expected to run for their lives and stay home from their classes hiding in fear,\u201d he added. \u201cIn the House of Representatives, we\u2019ve already acted to address anti-Semitism on campuses. We have passed a number of statutes to address this matter, and we call upon the U.S. Senate to act upon our legislation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Administrators at Columbia have proven themselves to be incapable of achieving their basic responsibly \u2013 keeping students safe.<\/p>\n<p>I join my colleagues in calling on President Shafik to resign.<\/p>\n<p>Congress will not be silent as Jewish students are targeted on campus. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GARHwgKF0M\">pic.twitter.com\/GARHwgKF0M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1783241235068522982?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) urged Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to resign due to her management of recent anti-Semitic protests on campus. 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