Columbia’s Leftist Faculty Goes Rogue After Trump Administration Pushback

Columbia University is spiraling deeper into leftist chaos—again.

Even after university leadership agreed to meet the demands laid out by President Donald Trump’s administration, a cluster of radical professors continues to pour gasoline on the fire, cheering on the campus extremists and turning higher education into a breeding ground for anti-American hostility.

‘Long Live the Intifada’—
Hate Continues at Columbia U As Faculty Holds ‘Emergency Vigil’

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— Marlow62 (@Marlow3456) March 25, 2025

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As reported by The Gateway Pundit, on Monday, a loud, angry mob marched around Columbia’s gates, complete with drum-beating and chants of “Long live the intifada”—a not-so-subtle rallying cry celebrating violent uprising.

This isn’t free speech; it’s coordinated agitation. And it’s being fueled by the very faculty entrusted with educating the next generation.

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These radical faculty members staged what they arrogantly labeled an “emergency vigil,” whining about the university’s recent agreement to reform its protest policies and conduct a long-overdue review of its Middle Eastern studies department.

Supporters of detained Mahmoud Khalil march in downtown New York City on March 11, 2025, to demand his release from immigration custody. Khalil, who helped lead last year’s pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, holds a green card and is a permanent U.S. resident but has been detained by the federal government.

Those changes came after the Trump administration rightly demanded accountability and transparency from the Ivy League institution that’s been coddling extremism for far too long.

The so-called vigil took place outside Columbia’s gates on 116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.

Professors and activists waved signs reading “defend democracy” and “Columbia, fight back,” while conveniently ignoring the fact that democracy doesn’t mean anarchy, and fighting back against reform means preserving chaos.

What they really want is to keep the anti-American, anti-Israel circus alive and well within the walls of academia.

Mahmoud Khalil stands outside Columbia University, where he’s a graduate student, in April 2024. On March 12, 2025, a U.S. judge extended his order blocking federal authorities from deporting a detained Khalil. His lawyers say his arrest by Department of Homeland Security agents outside his university residence in Manhattan was in retaliation for his outspoken advocacy against Israel’s military assault on Gaza following the militant group Hamas’ October 2023 attack, and thus violated Khalil’s right to free speech under the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment.

Unsurprisingly, they used the event to play the victim card over the recent arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident and outspoken anti-Israel agitator, by federal immigration officials. But the protest quickly shifted into a laundry list of far-left gripes against the university.

Adding to the absurdity, faculty organizers encouraged students to skip class, hide behind masks, and protest instead of showing up for their education.

These masks have nothing to do with health precautions—they’re political statements designed to thumb their noses at President Trump and shield identities from accountability.

Tomorrow, March 24th is MASK MONDAY! Wear a mask on Monday to protest mask bans and the fascist @Columbia trustees. Protect yourself and your community! We recommend a N95, KF94, or KN95 for the best protection. pic.twitter.com/VQETnSsciR

— Columbia Palestine Solidarity Coalition (CPSC) (@Columbia_psc) March 24, 2025

Let’s be honest: any professor promoting this lunacy should be held accountable. If they’re not fired outright, they should at least be put on administrative leave.

Tenure isn’t a license to stoke rebellion. The American taxpayer is footing the bill for these federal funds, and there’s no excuse for subsidizing this radical circus.

We’ve now arrived at a point where certain @Columbia faculty are:
1. Urging students to skip class
2. Promoting masks in defiance of the school’s own resolution agreement
3. Publicly attacking the school’s attempts to restore funding

This isn’t protest. It’s sabotage.

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— Columbia Jewish Alumni Assoc. (@CU_JewishAlumni) March 24, 2025

Columbia is on the verge of blowing hundreds of millions in federal funding just to appease its unhinged activist wing. If the university wants to preserve its reputation—or whatever’s left of it—it needs to stop listening to the mob and start cleaning house.

The American people are sick of universities acting as safe havens for leftist extremism. Columbia has a choice: comply with the law and get serious about reform—or keep caving to the mob and watch the consequences unfold.

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