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Stefanik was among the 147 House Republicans who voted against certifying President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory.Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., speaks as the House reconvenes to debate the objection to confirm the Electoral College vote from Arizona, after protesters stormed into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. | House Television via APBOSTON — The Harvard Institute of Politics removed Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) from its Senior Advisory Committee in the wake of last week’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, pointing to her unfounded claims of voter fraud in the November election.“Elise has made public assertions about voter fraud in November’s presidential election that have no basis in evidence, and she has made public statements about court actions related to the election that are incorrect,” Harvard Kennedy School Dean Douglas Elmendorf released Tuesday. “Moreover, these assertions and statements do not reflect policy disagreements but bear on the foundations of the electoral process through which this country’s leaders are chosen.”The school initially asked Stefanik to step aside, according to Elmendorf. When the New York lawmaker declined, the school removed her. Stefanik was among the 147 House Republicans who voted against certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory.For her part, Stefanik called her removal “a rite of passage and badge of honor.” Stefanik graduated from the university in 2006.“The decision by Harvard’s administration to cower and cave to the woke Left will continue to erode diversity of thought,” Stefanik . “The Ivory Tower’s march toward a monoculture of like-minded, intolerant liberal views demonstrates the sneering disdain for everyday Americans and will instill a culture of fear for students.”The decision to drop Stefanik from the board comes amid backlash after the riot at the Capitol last week. Some major corporations in response to the incident, and Trump has fielded a flurry of resignations from his administration. The FBI warned on Monday that are being planned.The Harvard Institute of Politics has faced criticism for inviting former members of President Donald Trump’s administration to serve as fellows. The school developed a new vetting process in 2018 after facing national backlash for inviting fellows including former press secretary Sean Spicer, .

Stefanik was among the 147 House Republicans who voted against certifying President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory.Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., speaks as the House reconvenes to debate the objection to confirm the Electoral College vote from Arizona, after protesters stormed into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. | House Television via APBOSTON — The Harvard Institute of Politics removed Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) from its Senior Advisory Committee in the wake of last week’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, pointing to her unfounded claims of voter fraud in the November election.“Elise has...

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