Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Calls on Syracuse University to Fire Professors Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk’s Murder or Face Loss of Federal Funding

Washington, DC - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today issued the following statement after reports surfaced(link is external)that two professors at Syracuse University mocked the brutal murder of conservative leader Charlie Kirk:

"While Americans across the country are mourning the tragic murder of Charlie Kirk, two Syracuse University professors, Jenn Jackson and Farhana Sultana, used their platforms to celebrate and mock his death," said Congresswoman Tenney. Their appalling remarks included comments such as 'rest in piss,' 'give him what he valued: no empathy,' referring to him as 'trash,' and even thanking a so-called 'witch' for cursing his life."

"This type of conduct is reprehensible and has no place in any institution of higher learning," Congresswoman Tenney continued. "Syracuse University must immediately hold these professors accountable and publicly disclose the steps being taken to address their behavior. If the University continues to employ Professors Jackson and Sultana, it should forfeit every dollar of federal funding. Academic freedom does not extend to celebrating the assassination of an American citizen. Syracuse must act now."

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