Emma Heussner from Harvard gained a reputation last year after getting up and leaving Attorney General Merrick Garland’s graduation address midway. Speaking about the same incident, Heussner has now said that given the choice, she would repeat her actions.

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Who is Emma Heussner?

Emma Heussner is a former Harvard student from Washington DC. She is now a Harvard graduate and Daily Caller social media director. Heussner earned a master’s degree in psychology from the Ivy League college. She stormed out of her own graduation ceremony last year, disappointed with the speech.

After the incident, she posted that she “just walked out of Harvard’s graduation because I didn’t want to listen to Merrick Garland talk about himself for 30 minutes,” but what she did hear was “pretty rich.”

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Garland brought up the events of January 6 at the Capitol and concerns about the validity of the 2020 election during the commencement speech to the class of 2020 and 2021. He also urged the graduates to commit at least some of their lives to public service, saying that the school shootings were enough reason for them to do so.

Heussner, who now works in social media, affirmed that she would do the same thing again. She claimed this weekend on Fox News Digital, “I would do it again.”

She added an explanation saying, “Conservatives are coined as the ‘silent majority’ and look where that’s gotten us. “Students and their parents are now fighting for regular, not sexualized, curriculum in K-12. As long as conservatives are silent, we are compliant with how far we let the left push their agenda.”

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Heussner also said, “Universities [should] be places that teach students how to think and challenge our beliefs. They should encourage students to debate and learn from other perspectives. Standing up for myself and my beliefs by walking out on Merrick Garland’s speech was a way for me to honor the time, money, and energy spent earning my degree — while also honoring those who actually supported me throughout school.”