Matt Walsh
American conservative commentator
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December 4 2024 | Walsh spoke at a Do No Harm rally outside the United States Supreme Court during oral arguments in the United States v. Skrmetti case regarding child medical gender care |
September 13 2024 | Released the documentary film 'Am I Racist?', which he starred in, co-wrote, and co-produced. The mockumentary critiqued the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) movement, and became the highest-grossing documentary film of 2024, earning $12.3 million against a $3 million production budget. |
2023 | Commented controversially on Halle Bailey's casting in The Little Mermaid, suggesting her skin color was scientifically implausible for a mermaid and arguing for a translucent character instead. |
2023 | The University of San Diego, a private Catholic institution, refused Matt Walsh permission to speak on campus, deeming his opinions as 'grossly offensive'. |
December 1 2023 | Starred in the Daily Wire comedy film 'Lady Ballers', portraying the character Kris Dilby, a 'woke' beatnik. |
June 2 2023 | The Daily Wire makes 'What is a Woman?' available for free on Twitter during Pride Month, with the video reportedly receiving over 62 million views by afternoon |
April 2023 | Announced the relocation of his YouTube show to the Daily Wire website after being demonetized for misgendering Dylan Mulvaney. |
April 2023 | Walsh defended Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill, arguing that LGBTQ rights in Africa were a form of neocolonialism and that Uganda has the right to govern itself according to its own culture. |
November 2022 | Walsh criticized Donald Trump for nicknaming Ron DeSantis 'Ron DeSanctimonious' ahead of the November midterm elections. |
November 2022 | Following the Club Q mass shooting, Walsh was described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a 'peddler of fear and disinformation about LGBTQ people' after making inflammatory comments about drag events and criticizing those who condemned his rhetoric. |
October 2022 | Walsh encouraged his followers to misgender transgender people, claiming 'huge strides against the trans agenda' |
October 21 2022 | Walsh spoke at 'The Rally to End Child Mutilation' in Nashville, which drew between 1,500 and 3,000 people |
September 2022 | Walsh made accusations against Vanderbilt University Medical Center's transgender clinic, claiming doctors 'castrate' and 'drug and mutilate' children |
August 2022 | Walsh accused transgender activist Eli Erlick of being a 'confessed drug dealer' and reported her to the University of California, Santa Cruz |
June 14 2022 | Walsh publishes a book titled 'What Is a Woman?: One Man's Journey to Answer the Question of a Generation' through DW Books |
June 1 2022 | Walsh releases his documentary 'What Is a Woman?' through The Daily Wire at the start of Pride Month |
March 29 2022 | DW Books published Walsh's children's book 'Johnny the Walrus', a satirical work comparing transgender identity to identifying as a walrus that sparked significant controversy across political and media circles. |
February 2022 | Eli Erlick alleges Walsh invited people to participate in his documentary under false pretenses through the Gender Unity Project |
February 2022 | Walsh criticized President Biden, claiming he was feminizing the U.S. military and recruiting lesbians, and suggested this weakness contributed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. |
January 2022 | Twitter suspended Walsh's account for 12 hours for tweets deemed as hateful content against transgender people |
January 19 2022 | Matt Walsh appears on Dr. Phil show discussing transgender and non-binary people, asking 'What is a woman?' |
2021 | Walsh rented an apartment in Virginia for one day to qualify to speak out against the Loudoun County School Board regarding transgender students' restroom use |
2021 | Matt Walsh criticized Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after she tweeted about her grandmother's unrepaired house in Puerto Rico and launched a crowdfunding campaign to pay for repairs. |
December 2021 | St. Francis Xavier College Church at Saint Louis University canceled a planned speech by Matt Walsh, citing his controversial positions on various social groups as contradictory to Christian principles of love. |
December 2021 | Walsh's book 'Johnny the Walrus' was listed as the bestselling LGBT+-related book on Amazon before being recategorized to Political and Social Commentary. |
May 2021 | Walsh called doctors who perform gender-affirming surgeries for transgender youth 'Nazi scientist-evil', 'pedophiles', and compared their work to 'Leatherface from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre' |
February 2021 | Walsh accused the media, Hollywood, and school system of 'recruiting' children into the LGBT community after a Gallup poll showed increased LGBT identification among Generation Z. |
2020 | Released 'Church of Cowards: A Wake-Up Call to Complacent Christians' through Regnery Gateway, critiquing Christian religious practice. |
April 2018 | Launched The Matt Walsh Show on YouTube, a daily weekday program approximately one hour in length. |
2017 | Published 'The Unholy Trinity: Blocking the Left's Assault on Life, Marriage, and Gender' through Crown Publishing Group, addressing political and social issues. |
October 2017 | Started writing for The Daily Wire. |
October 2014 | Began working for conservative media outlet Blaze Media. |
December 2013 | Walsh announced he was 'leaving radio forever' after his show was canceled, choosing to focus exclusively on blogging. |
December 2013 | His radio show on WLAP in Kentucky is cancelled. |
2012 | Walsh moved to Lexington, Kentucky, and joined NewsRadio 630 WLAP. He also launched his personal blog, The Matt Walsh Blog, focusing on conservative commentary. |
2012 | Launches his own personal website. |
August 1 2011 | Walsh ended his tenure at WZBH 93.5 FM and moved to WGMD 92.7 FM in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. |
2010 | Begins his career as a talk radio host for two stations in Delaware. |
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