Massive far-right event is reportedly packed with people who have 'a dim view of the Jews'
A gathering of far-right personalities is reportedly expected to be packed with patriotism... and antisemitism.
Turning Point USA's "AmericaFest" is kicking off on Saturday, but Rolling Stone has highlighted some of its more controversial acts.
TPUSA is run by Charlie Kirk, who has himself been accused of "creating 'an anti-Semite problem' for the right," according to the report.
But it doesn't stop there. Here are some of the highlights from the reporting:
"AmericaFest will be kicked off Saturday night by Roseanne Barr — the far-right comedian, who this past summer not only voiced Holocaust denial, but made a call for violence against the Jewish people," according to the report. "'Nobody died in the Holocaust,' Barr said on a June podcast with Theo Von. 'That’s the truth.' Barr followed that lie with an even more shocking statement: 'It should happen. Six million Jews should die right now, ‘cause they cause all the problems in the world.'"
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The article also cites another controversial speaker:
"Jason Whitlock, a host for Blaze Media, this June denounced 'Jewish pride' as an 'affront to God,' while insisting that Jews are in league with LGBTQ minorities and Black Americans in the pursuit of power and 'a one-world government.' Whitlock acknowledged during the segment that, 'I will be accused of being an antisemite,' but added that this is 'what happens in a nation of ‘pride.’ The groups that lean into pride, wield the power to silence their critics.'"
Blaze Media is also sending another representative, according to the report.
"Blaze Media was founded by Glenn Beck, who is also speaking at the TPUSA celebration. In his previous incarnation as a Fox News host, Beck uncorked a hateful rant about 'puppet master' George Soros, in which he accused the left-wing billionaire, a Holocaust survivor, of somehow being complicit in the death of fellow Jews. The Anti-Defamation League deemed Beck’s comments 'horrific' and one writer memorably described the segment as 'some of the most offensive anti-Semitic imagery ever purposely shown on American television.'"