Austin Franco, who did not want to work for a Jewish boss, said his account now contains $25,000 in donation funds due to the controversy.
Austin Franco, the controversial student at Cornell University who flatly refused to work with a New York City startup because his boss was Jewish, revealed that Cornell took no action against him and now has $25,000 in his bank account through donations.
Basically, the controversy was more beneficial to him. This was revealed to an undercover investigator from Accuracy in Media, a non-profit organization, who posed as a fellow anti-Semite and met Austin Franco.Franco admitted that he did not think he would be at the center of this major controversy after what he said. In fact, he thought he was only being honest because employers give no explanation for not hiring someone; But he did so because he did not accept the offer.
He said to his face that he would not work for a Jew.
“So far they (Cornell) have said there’s nothing going on on their back end. I think because I haven’t said anything that could be classified as hateful. There wasn’t really any leg they could go on,” Franco said of what his future at Cornell looked like.
Franco showed no remorse for his open hatred of Jews and doubled down on it. He just believes the controversy could have been avoided.
Cornell was subjected to severe criticism as it appeared in the secret video that they did not take any action against him. The New York Post quoted a Cornell University spokesperson who referred to the university’s previous statement that Cornell condemns anti-Semitism and that the incident had been referred to the Cornell Office for Civil Rights for investigation.Franco responded to the confidential reports and said it was sad that everything they told him during the meeting were lies. “The organization is called ‘Justice in the Classroom.'” They said they wanted to help with life after college and provide support. They mentioned giving nearly $5,000 in donations, job opportunities, etc. At the end of the meeting, Hope said she would talk with Mark, who would decide if it made sense for tax purposes for the donor to contribute.
“It’s sad that they were deceitful,” Franco said.
