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Matt Walsh
File:Matthew Walsh.jpg
Walsh in 2019 at a Young America's Foundation event in Wisconsin
Occupation(s)Political commentator, media host, columnist, author
MovementAmerican conservatism
SpouseAlissa Walsh
Children4

Matt Walsh is an American conservative political commentator, author, and media host, known for hosting The Matt Walsh Showon The Daily Wire

Career

Walsh began his career in 2012[non-primary source needed] on The Matt Walsh Blog, where he published political commentary, social commentary, and parenting advice through 2018.[1] Additionally, he has contributed to HuffPost[2] and The Blaze.[3] In 2017, he joined The Daily Wire as a writer.[4] Walsh began hosting the popular podcast The Matt Walsh Show in 2018, which had reached 446,000 subscribers on YouTube as of 2021.[5][non-primary source needed] Fans of the show are colloquially referred to as members of the "Sweet Baby Gang".[6][7] Additionally, he has appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight,[8][9][10] The Ingraham Angle,[11] and Fox and Friends.[12][non-primary source needed]

Walsh has written three books: The Unholy Trinity: Blocking the Left's Assault on Life, Marriage, and Gender (2017), Church of Cowards: A Wake-Up Call to Complacent Christians (2020) and Johnny the Walrus (2021).[non-primary source needed]

Commentaries and debates

Walsh has provoked debates with his commentaries, some of which have been described by media outlets as trolling.[13][14] He has suggested that Christians should not practice yoga, on the basis that it involves Hindu worship.[15] He has argued against the necessity of paid paternity leave[16] and defended the actions of Kyle Rittenhouse during the Kenosha unrest shooting.[17] He rented an apartment in Virginia for one day in 2021 to qualify to speak out against the Loudon County School Board for allowing transgender students the use of restrooms and names matching their gender identity.[18] When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted photos of her grandmother's house in Puerto Rico that was unrepaired in 2021, four years after Hurricane Maria, and criticized former President Donald Trump for holding up disaster relief, Walsh criticized Ocasio-Cortez for not providing the money herself and launched a crowdfunding effort. $100,000 was raised but the grandmother's family refused the funds, and GoFundMe shut the effort down.[19] When South Dakota governor Kristi Noem declined to ban businesses from requiring a COVID-19 vaccine for their employees, he criticized her by writing that she was only considered a 2024 Republican presidential contender because of her physical attractiveness.[20] After Noem called his comment misogynistic, Walsh said he had no regrets but would "accept apologies from all of the performative idiots pretending to be offended by it".[21]

Personal life

Matt Walsh is married to Alissa Walsh, and they have four children together.[22][23] He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.[24] He is Catholic.[25]

References

  1. ^ "Matt Walsh is a writer, speaker, author, and one of the religious Right's most influential young voices". Matt Walsh. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Matt Walsh - HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "I've decided to part ways with The Blaze". Twitter. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "I'm thrilled to announce that I've joined The Daily Wire". Twitter. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "Matt Walsh - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  6. ^ Sweet Baby Gang Song Contest - The Finalists, retrieved November 15, 2021
  7. ^ "Sweet baby Gang". definder.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Stabile, Angelica (July 7, 2021). "Why aren't America's classrooms fitted with cameras? Matt Walsh weighs in". Fox News. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "Matt Walsh: Masking no longer about COVID, it's a symbol of 'wokeness'". Fox News. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "Matt Walsh". IMDb. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  11. ^ Brown, Jon (September 28, 2021). "Conservative commentator accuses Loudoun County school board of being 'child abusers'". Fox News. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  12. ^ "Matt Walsh". IMDb. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  13. ^ Baragona, Justin (September 29, 2021). "Right-Wing Podcaster Fakes Address Just to Go on Anti-Trans Rant at School Board". The Daily Beast. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  14. ^ "Rightwing blogger launches gofundme for AOC's Puerto Rico grandmother in latest personal attack". The Independent. June 5, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  15. ^ Burton, Tara Isabella (February 3, 2018). "A Catholic blogger says Christians shouldn't do yoga. Does he have a point?". Vox. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  16. ^ CNN, Shannon Carpenter. "These stay-at-home fathers tell you why paternity leave is important". CNN. Retrieved November 15, 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  17. ^ "Opinion | Kyle Rittenhouse's story is a tragedy. The right thinks it's a triumph". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  18. ^ "Some Teachers, "National Agitators" Voice Concerns About Race Theory, Transgender Rights". Ashburn, VA Patch. September 28, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  19. ^ Dzhanova, Yelena. "A right-wing writer who crowdfunded $100,000 to repair the Puerto Rico home of AOC's grandmother says she declined to accept the money". Business Insider. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  20. ^ Business, Oliver Darcy, CNN. "Kristi Noem slams right-wing media personality Matt Walsh for 'horrible misogyny'". CNN. Retrieved November 15, 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ "Gov. Kristi Noem slams podcaster Matt Walsh for "horrible misogyny": "Eyes up here"". Newsweek. August 26, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  22. ^ "Now that we have four kids, we're already getting disapproving looks and comments from people". Twitter. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  23. ^ "Alissa Walsh - Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  24. ^ Pfleger, Paige (October 12, 2021). "Far-right friendly social media website Parler will move its headquarters to Nashville". WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  25. ^ "I'm as Catholic as they come". Twitter (in Irish). Retrieved November 16, 2021.
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