Former President Donald Trump’s Bedminster, N.J. golf club hosted convicted antisemitic Jan. 6 rioter Timothy Hale-Cusanelli twice this summer, NPR has revealed. You may remember Hale-Cusanelli as the individual who threatened Jews – targeting Lakewood specifically. One of the events where he was hosted was a fundraiser for a group supporting Capitol riot defendants, which Trump personally endorsed via a video message, calling the attendees “amazing patriots.”
Hale-Cusanelli, described by federal prosecutors as a “white supremacist and Nazi sympathizer,” has made deeply disturbing comments about Jewish people, including statements like “Hitler should have finished the job” and publishing antisemitic content online.
Prior to storming the Capitol, Hale-Cusanelli ran a now-defunct YouTube channel named Based Hermes in which he incessantly parroted anti-Semitic tropes and conspiracies. He was also alleged by colleagues to be a Nazi sympathizer who would wear Hitler mustaches and say things like: “I’ll eat the Jews for breakfast.”
The Trump campaign distanced itself from Hale-Cusanelli, saying the former president was “not even aware of this individual.” However, Trump has repeatedly supported the Patriot Freedom Project, a nonprofit group linked to Hale-Cusanelli’s legal defense. At both Bedminster events, Hale-Cusanelli was celebrated, receiving an award in August for promoting “God, family, and country.”
Hale-Cusanelli, who was sentenced to four years in prison for his role in the Capitol riot, has since embraced conspiracy theories, claiming the Jan. 6 attack was a government setup. Despite his documented hate speech, he continues to receive support from some conservative activists.
Following the events at Bedminster, Trump hosted an event dedicated to fighting antisemitism, where he said, “This vicious outbreak of militant antisemitism must be given no quarter, no safe harbor.” Hale-Cusanelli, however, appeared undeterred by his past controversies, celebrating his appearances at Trump’s club online with the post, “Great time at Trump Bedminster YET AGAIN!”
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Disturbing??? First of all, not shocking, he invited anti Semitic nazis and white supremacists to dine with him. He praised anti semites in Charlottesville.
If Kamala Harris did this, everyone would be losing their minds. Vote for the degenerate adulterous felon at your own risk.
And you know what else happened???
Hitler ate Cheerios!!!!!!!!!
Let’s ban General Mills!!!!!!!!!
Really YWN!!!!!!!
YWN, don’t you know you’re job is to only post nice things about our friend the saintly Donald Trump Shlita? How dare you veer from the narrative? Don’t you know that Donald Trump is perfect, and anything that makes him look bad is definitely left wing propaganda with no basis in truth? I hope you will stop with this objective reporting and get on with the propaganda that your readers really want.
If you’re surprised by this then you’ve completely misunderstood the etzem of MAGA.
@Aseh maat ve emor harbeh-
your username is keneged chazal and disparages Pirkei Avos. Im sure you meant no ill intent, however, it would be best to change your username.
I’m no Trump fan but this is a typical truth bending anti-Trump article. Trump didn’t “host” anyone. His golf club is not a personal residence . It is available to rent out for events and available to buy membership in and use. This guy rented it for an event he was holding that had nothing to do with his view on Jews. I’m sure he rented other venues too but since they had no relationship to Trump no one is mentioning them . Trump is not involved to know who is renting out and holding events on his golf club. Certainly not their personal views. The Patriot Freedom Project is devoted to January 6 defendants .Hale-Cusanelli is not the founder or of any major importance in that organization. Of course Trump supports that organization
If you check his 75 year track record, you realize that ALL claims of his antisemitism are a laughable joke!
Did this guy “host” his own event, or was he personally invited by Trump? I doubt Trump knows the goings on of every deranged individual who makes his way onto the golf course
Trump didn’t know anything about it and I do believe him
Notice that there are no articles about how poorly Trump preformed at the debate, once you’re on the topic
I don’t see how this person being at a club supposed owned by the former president means that the former president knows him or know anything about him. Does Tim Walz hugging Ilan Omar make him an antisemite? Does VP Harris step-daughter urging support for UNRWA make Harris an antisemite. Did former president Obama association with pastor Jeremiah Wright a friend of Farrakhan make Obama an antisemite? How about when Linda Sarsour and Tamika Mallory co-chaired the 2017 women’s march, does that make all of those participants anti-semites. Everyone can play the game of association. If your somehow feel that the former Trump administration was the most antisemitic and did nothing for nothing for the state of Israel, then vote accordingly. If you feel that since Oct. 7 the current administration has been most supportive of Israel then vote accordingly. But please stop playing the game of gotcha association, (is that reflecting something true?)
“Donald Trump is perfect”
Trump could endorse a nuclear attack on Jerusalem by Russia, and his Cult in the supposedly frum world would still defend him. The debate showed that he is totally unable to avoid being manipulated by someone he called “dumb as a rock”. I shudder to think of what Putin and Xi will manipulate him into doing. Ukraine can expect a genocide, Poland and Taiwan similarly, and Putin will manipulate Trump into not responding to an attack on Israelby Russia’s ally Iran. Trump is dangerous to Jews and dangerous to the free world.
“If Kamala Harris did this, everyone would be losing their minds”
He promoted a blood libel against Haitians and took a 9/11 Truther to Ground Zero. Don’t be surprised if he blames Israel for the October 7 attacks. Sane Republicans are abandoning him and his advisors like Loomer are as disconnected from reality as he is.
Trump is an ally to the Jewish people. Harris certainly is not , nor does try to hide it. Why would American Jews want her in office. Beyond reason. YWN should most definitely be promoting Trump instead making him look bad at every turn. As a Jewish media outlet you have a responsibility to the Jewish people to guide them to do what would be our best interest. Stop mimicking the rest of what’s out there. Who cares. Encourage Jews to vote for Trump. And STOP using the term Palestinian. No such thing. It’s made up but everyone has bought into it for so long. Every time the term is seen, read or heard it reinforces the fallacy that the Arabs in Israel are actually a nation deserving of a country. The world embraces this” poor, downtrodden “ group and has given them representation in the UN, the State of Palestine! This the result of decades of propaganda. Please wake up!
Definitely make Trump look good! Do you want Harris in office!
And stop using the term Palestinian. It’s made up, no such thing. It just reinforces the false idea that they are a nation deserving of a country! Just say Arab.
“npr has revealed”? who was hiding this deep, dark conspiracy? the headline makes it sound like he was personally celebrated. the truth seems a lot less impressive: he was part of a group which used the club to host an event. most clubs don’t vet the guest list for fundraising events, unless it’s for some illegal activity. he may be a jerk and an embarrassment, but who cares if he attends a function?