Conservative Pundit Cancels College Speech after Nashville Shooting, Citing Threats to Family
The conservative political and cultural commentator Matt Walsh, known for his focus on transgender issues, said Wednesday he canceled a planned speech due to threats against his family.
Both Walsh and the conservative media company the Daily Wire, which he works for, are based in Nashville, Tenn., where the horrific attack on The Covenant School took place on Monday. The school shooting left 6 dead, including three nine-year-olds, and was perpetrated by 28-year-old Audrey Hale, who identified as transgender.
“Sadly I have to postpone my speech at Washington and Lee University. Due to threats against my family and other serious security concerns in Nashville this week, I cannot leave my family and fly to another state. I hate to push the event off but my wife and kids come first,” tweeted Walsh.
He clarified in a later tweet that “the potential danger is at home” and doesn’t have anything to do with the planned event at Washington and Lee, which is in Virginia.
“I will not let any harm come to my children or my wife. And I will not let these psychopaths scare me into silence. Neither of those things will ever happen, I promise you,” Walsh said.
Walsh is best known for his online film What is a Woman?, released by the Daily Wire. The documentary sees Walsh attempt to counter gender ideology. In it, he interviews several people with knowledge of transgender issues including a psychiatrist, a gender studies professor, and the father of a transgender boy.
The Daily Wire did not respond to request for comment by press time.
