George Washington University rejects calls to fire Clarence Thomas over abortion ruling

George Washington University has rejected calls to fire Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas despite backlash from the far-left student body over his stance on overturning Roe v. Wade.

George Washington Law School student and Campus Reform correspondent Tahmineh Dahbozorgi joined "Fox & Friends First" Wednesday to discuss the push to remove Justice Thomas and why she believes this is just another example of the left's "cancel culture."

"Of course, this has nothing to do with the law school community and has nothing to do with his teaching style or his popularity among law students," Dahbozorgi told co-host Joey Jones. "This is just another cancel culture case motivated by emotional response to something that students just don't like."

Students started a petition to have him removed following the Supreme Court's abortion ruling last week, but the university released a statement Tuesday pushing back against that initiative.

It read, "Because we steadfastly support the robust exchange of ideas and deliberation, and because debate is an essential part of our university's academic and educational mission to train future leaders who are prepared to address the world's most urgent problems, the university will neither terminate Justice Thomas' em... (Read more)

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