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WASHINGTON — Tonight, Speaker Johnson issued the following statement after Columbia University President Minouche Shafik announced her resignation:

“As a result of President Shafik’s refusal to protect Jewish students and maintain order on campus, Columbia University became the epicenter for virulent antisemitism that has plagued many American university campuses since Hamas’ barbaric attack on Israel last fall.

“I stood in President Shafik’s office in April and told her to resign, and while it is long overdue, we welcome today’s news. Jewish students at Columbia beginning this school year should breathe a sigh of relief.

“I am grateful for the work of our House leaders who have continued to investigate the scourge of antisemitism on college campuses, particularly Education and Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx and House GOP Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, whose probing questions inspired a nationwide backlash to the coddling of pro-Hamas radicals on campuses across America.

“We hope that President Shafik’s resignation serves as an example to university administrators across the country that tolerating or protecting antisemites is unacceptable and will have consequences.”