NY GOP candidate torches Columbia group over ‘Death to America’ post, tells them to ‘get the f--- out’
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Bruce Blakeman, Republican gubernatorial candidate, blasts Columbia University student group that posted "Death to America" in Farsi, challenging Gov. Kathy Hochul's leadership.
Charles Creitz is a reporter for Fox News Digital.
The controversy quickly spilled into the race against Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, with Blakeman arguing progressive leaders in New York have failed to confront what he calls rising anti-American extremism at elite universities. He joined Fox News in 2013 as a writer and production assistant.
Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) — which is not recognized by the university administration — describes itself as a coalition of student organizations that view a Palestinian state as "the vanguard for our collective liberation" and says it is a continuation of the Vietnam-era anti-war movement. Charles covers media, politics and culture for Fox News Digital.
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