Liberal college professors rally around Harvard's Claudine Gay after resignation: 'Fascist mouth-breathers'

Harvard Law student Jonathan Frieden reacts to Claudine Gays resignation over antisemitism and plagiarism controversies on Americas Newsroom.

Several liberal college professors seized on the news of Harvard President Claudine Gay’s resignation by jumping on social media and defending Gay despite her comments on antisemitism and almost 50 accusations of plagiarism.

After facing dozens of allegations of plagiarism, Gay released a letter to members of the Harvard community Tuesday saying she was stepping down as president but will return to the Harvard faculty, where she could likely keep her $900K salary.

"It is a singular honor to be a member of this university, which has been my home and my inspiration for most of my professional career," Gay wrote. "My deep sense of connection to Harvard and its people has made it all the more painful to witness the tensions and divisions that have riven our community in recent months, weakening the bonds of trust and reciprocity that should be our sources of strength and support in times of crisis."

"Amidst all of this, it has been distressing to have doubt cast on my commitments to confronting hate and to upholding scholarly rigor – two bedrock values that are fundamental to who I am – and frightening to be subjected to personal attacks and threats fueled by racial animus," she continued.

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Former Harvard President Claudine Gay (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

After ther announced resignation, several college professors took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to defend Gay and accused her critics of being "racist mobs" and "fascist mouth-breathers."

"Racist mobs won’t stop until they topple all