Harvard boots GOP Rep. from advisory committee over election comments
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik is blasting Harvard University for promoting “intolerant liberal views” after the Harvard Institute of Politics removed the New York Republican from its Senior Advisory Committee, citing her unfounded claims of voter fraud in the November presidential election.
“Elise has made public assertions about voter fraud in November’s presidential election that have no basis in evidence, and she has made public statements about court actions related to the election that are incorrect,” said Douglas Elmendorf, dean of the Harvard Kennedy School, who confirmed Stefanik’s removal in a letter posted on the school’s website.
“Moreover, these assertions and statements do not reflect policy disagreements but bear on the foundations of the electoral process through which this country’s leaders are chosen,” Elmendorf continued.
Elmendorf wrote that he had initially asked Stefanik to “step aside” but that she had declined to do so, prompting her removal.
Stefanik blasted Harvard over the decision in a statement posted on social media and called it a “rite of passage and a badge of honor to join the long line of leaders who have been boycotted, protested, and canceled by colleges and universities across America.”
“The decision by Harvard’s administration to cower and cave to the woke Left will continue to erode diversity of thought, public discourse, and ultimately the student experience,” she said. “The Ivory Tower’s march toward a monoculture of like-minded, intolerant liberal views demonstrates the sneering disdain for everyday Americans and will instill a culture of fear for students who will understand that a conservative viewpoint will not be tolerated and will be silenced.”
The move to remove Stefanik comes after she was one of the 147 House Republicans who voted against certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory in the wake of the deadly U.S. Capitol riot.