If Claudine Gay hangs in there at Harvard, there's a silver lining for conservatives.

Over the weekend, Bill Ackman, the billionaire financial backer of Harvard turned dissident, caused a bit of a stir with a tweet that began:

I have heard from a source that is reliable but a step or two removed from the situation that the Harvard Corporation has asked President Gay to resign and she has refused.

Gay has apparently said that if she is fired, she will sue. Gay has retained her own counsel.

Ruth Marcus, a columnist for the Washington Post added fuel to the fire. Taking time off from bashing the Supreme Court and smearing Justice Thomas, this Harvard alum and pillar of the left-liberal establishment called for Gay’s dismissal.