https://thefederalist.com/2020/06/29/president-of-leftist-dc-think-tank-attacks-st-louis-homeowners-says-he-would-beat-their-brains-in/
Jerry Taylor, president and co-founder of the Niskanen Center, threatened a couple brandishing guns at protesters outside a St. Louis home.
“If I were in that march, and these racist lunatics were waiving guns at me, I’d like to think I’d rush them and beat their brains in. And I wouldn’t apologize for it for one goddam second,” he wrote in a tweet that has since been deleted.
After stating his own response to the situation, Taylor encouraged potential violence and attacks on the couple by Antifa members.
“Yeah, excuse me if I root for #antifa to punch these idiots out. Guilty as charged. I know who’s side I’m on,” he said.
Taylor then continued expressing his support for the Antifa movement.
“In the world of ‘fascists’ and ‘anti-fascists,’ I’m with the latter,” he wrote.
Some of Taylor’s tweets have since been deleted after he faced backlash from numerous Twitter users.
“Do you think it was totally unreasonable for the homeowners to fear for their safety, given some of the events that have unfolded during the protests?” journalist Cathy Young countered.