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REPORT: Obama Lobbied For Harvard Pres. Claudine Gay After Plagiarism, Antisemitism Scandal


Remember Claudine Gay – the left-wing President of Harvard who was caught plagiarizing her Phd thesis just days after appearing before Congress to affirm that calling for the genocide of Jews on campus is just fine?

Remember how, despite all the scandal and backlash she faced, Harvard decided not to oust Claudine Gay from her position? Even though UPenn President Liz Magill, who also made antisemitic remarks before Congress that day, was forced to resign from her role?

Well, it turns out that Obama played a role in influencing their decision to keep Gay as president.

According to a breaking new report, Barack Obama privately lobbied in support of Harvard President Claudine Gay amid the allegations of plagiarism and her antisemitic Congressional testimony.

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News of Obama’s apparent puppeteering of the President Gay controversy is making waves on social media.

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The Jewish Insider originally broke the news:

According to a source familiar with the matter, Obama, a Harvard graduate, had privately lobbied on Gay’s behalf as she faced pressure to resign in the wake of her disastrous appearance before the congressional hearing on antisemitism. “It sounded like people were being asked to close ranks to keep the broader administration stable — including its composition,” the source, who was informed of Obama’s outreach and asked to speak anonymously to discuss a confidential matter, told JI on Tuesday.

Obama’s office did not respond to a request for comment from JI.

The Post Millennial also reported:

A new report has revealed that former President Barack Obama has privately lobbied for support of Harvard President Claudine Gay, who came under fire for statements made during a congressional hearing on antisemitism, and then for allegations of plagiarism.

“According to a source familiar with the matter,” The Jewish Insider wrote, “Obama, a Harvard graduate, had privately lobbied on Gay’s behalf as she faced pressure to resign in the wake of her disastrous appearance before the congressional hearing on antisemitism.”

“It sounded like people were being asked to close ranks to keep the broader administration stable — including its composition,” said the source, “who was informed of Obama’s outreach and asked to speak anonymously to discuss a confidential matter,” per Jewish Insider.

Gay claimed, during the hearing, along with heads of other prestigious universities, that antisemitic speech and speech calling for violence against Jewish people were protected by free speech.

“It sounded like people were being asked to close ranks to keep the broader administration stable — including its composition,” a source told the Jewish Insider.

The Harvard Corporation, chaired by former commerce secretary under Obama Penny Pritzker, ultimately decided to defend Gay, saying in a joint statement, “Our extensive deliberations affirm our confidence that President Gay is the right leader to help our community heal and to address the very serious societal issues we are facing.”

What do you think Obama’s motives were?

Does he just recognize a familiar face when he sees Gay?

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