Fox News’ Sean Hannity hosted independent presidential candidate Cornel West on Friday as the pair discussed Dr. Claudine Gay, who recently resigned from her role as president of Harvard University. Hannity first introduced his guest as his “former friend — I don’t know if we’re friends anymore,” then accused West of inappropriately citing racism and … Read more
Appearing Tuesday on “Meet the Press,” MSNBC contributor Symone Sanders-Townsend explained that in her view, the resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay is “a race issue just as much as it is an issue about antisemitism and Islam.” While Sanders-Townsend harshly criticized Gay for her testimony in early December at a Republican-led congressional hearing ostensibly … Read more
Filling in for Chris Hayes on Tuesday’s episode of “All In,” MSNBC contributor Jason Johnson, a professor of global journalism and communication at Morgan State University, said that Harvard has “bowed to right wing pressure” after the university’s President, Claudine Gay, resigned. Johnson pointed to the “bad faith” campaign against Gay and other university leaders, … Read more