Internet weighs in as Laura Ingraham reports on fallout for elite universities amid Claudine Gay scandal

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: The recent plagiarism controversy involving Harvard's president Claudine Gay is the latest incident highlighting a trend where elite academia seems to playing into the hands of Republicans led by former President Donald Trump.

Initially, the presidents of three prestigious universities allegedly exhibited hesitancy during a congressional hearing when confronted with the seemingly straightforward question of whether advocating for genocide against Jews violated their universities' codes of conduct.

And now, Harvard President Claudine Gay finds herself in the midst of a plagiarism controversy, raising the question of whether the academic standards that apply to students extend to those in high-ranking positions within the university.

Following this event, Fox News host Laura Ingraham took to X (formerly Twitter) to reflect on her “unstoppable fallout” warning about Gay.

Ingraham had previously warned universities, saying, “We're telling them to excise the cancer that is DEI in all aspects of university hiring and admissions – or they will continue to see their prestige and their influence suffer,” and seemed to be referring to that warning as she quoted a CNN article.

Several X users also expressed their opinion on Ingraham’s tweet and called out Gay.

Laura Ingraham points at ‘unstoppable fallout’ for elite universities for standing by Claudine Gay

Fox News host Laura Ingraham took to X and wrote, “We warned them of unstoppable fallout if they didn’t part ways with President Gay. They should have listened.”

Ingraham’s tweet featured an article from CNN titled, “Elite US universities face a political crisis they can’t control.”

The article highlighted the recent plagiarism controversy involving Harvard's president, with elite academia falling prey to populist former President Donald Trump's populist Republicans.

Initially, the leaders of three prestigious universities, Harvard, MIT, and UPenn, faced criticism for their equivocal responses in a congressional hearing.

Now, Claudine Gay, the leader of Harvard, is caught up in a plagiarism scandal. Faced with a series of allegations, she is now seeking additional corrections for her past work, following corrections issued last week for two scholarly articles written in 2001 and 2017.

Meanwhile, a House committee led by Republicans is expanding its existing investigation into Harvard to encompass the plagiarism allegations.

The dual controversies are underscoring a moment in which Republicans such as Trump perceive universities, courts, professional bureaucracy in Washington as well as the media as elite institutions that can be disparaged for political advantage as this helps push the GOP's populist, anti-establishment message.

While the Republicans' criticism of the country's most prestigious universities is undeniably politically motivated, these controversies unfold amid a tense period in higher education.

Elite universities are facing allegations of being influenced by left-leaning political doctrines, with claims that colleges are devolving from institutions that prepare new generations to incubators of radical ideology.

The recent controversy surrounding Gay comes at an inopportune moment for Harvard as the Harvard Corporation only recently rejected calls for her dismissal over the antisemitism controversy, adding another layer of complexity to the institution's challenges.

Internet weighs in on Laura Ingraham’s tweet about elite US Universities

After Laura Ingraham shared her “fallout” warning about elite US Universities following Claudine Gay’s plagiarism controversy, the internet also penned down their thoughts.

One person wrote, “I know several individuals who simply won't admit going to Harvard,” and another slammed the Universities, suggesting, “State colleges will reap the benefits!”

An X user simply called out Gay for the alleged damage she has caused to the university, writing, “Hopefully on her way out so she can do no more harm,” while another expressed their dislike for the university as they said, “I hope Harvard pays dearly for what she did to them!”

 One more X user said, “Many Gen X parents are NOT on buses with sending our kids yk these universities. The fallout is going to last for years to come.”

A person wrote, “Elite? Hardly. Since they do not admit based on merit, how about calling them Exclusionary US universities.”

“Actually, Laura, they think that they are doing just fine. They can handle it, and they have enough money. They don't think that they are losing, but winning, and they will not suffer a cut-off of federal funds, while their faculty get what they want. They control campuses,” pointed out another X user while agreeing with Ingraham.

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