Patrick Howley

Patrick Howley
Patrick Howley standing, looking at the camera wearing a blue blazer with a blue striped button-up shirt.
Born34–35
Writing career
GenreJournalism
SubjectPolitics
Websitepatrickreports.com

Patrick Howley (born 1989) is an American reporter.[1] He is the former editor-in-chief of Big League Politics.[2]

Howley has been a reporter for Breitbart News in Washington, D.C.,[3][4] The Washington Free Beacon, and The Daily Caller.[3] He previously was an assistant editor for The American Spectator.[5] He has written for National File and The Epoch Times.[2]

In January 2017, Howley left Breitbart to start the far-right website Big League Politics.[4] He has been criticized for his style of journalism and satire.[6][7][8][9] Right Wing Watch has described Howley as a "racist, antisemitic, anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist."[10]

In 2019, Howley broke the story of a blackface and KKK costume photograph in Virginia governor Ralph Northam's medical school yearbook after receiving a tip from a "concerned citizen".[11] Howley's website also broke the news of sexual assault allegations against Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax.[12][13]

In 2020, writing for National File, Howley broke the story of then-Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham exchanging sexually suggestive texts with a woman who was not his wife.[1]

As of 2022, Howley was hosting a program on Patriots' Soapbox, a QAnon-aligned streaming network.[10]

On April 13, 2022, Howley went on an on-air racist rant regarding Anthony Mackie, a Black man hosting the CMT Music Awards: "I don't know who this Black guy is who's hosting it. It's supposed to be country music. No offense. Y'all have hip-hop, basketball. Just fly with your flock, bro."[14][15]

Howley was suspended from Twitter in May 2022, following reporting by The Daily Beast on numerous antisemitic and racist tweets.[16][17] In one such tweet, Howley "accused the musical artist Lizzo of advancing 'hostile agitation against White males on behalf of jewish interests' because the record label she is signed to is led by a Jewish male."[18][16]

References

  1. ^ a b Murphy, Brian; Copp, Tara; Alexander, Ames (October 2, 2020). "U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham admits to sexting with California strategist". News & Observer. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b Beaujon, Andrew (25 July 2019). "Patrick Howley Has Left Big League Politics | Washingtonian (DC)". Washingtonian. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b Betsy Rothstein (2012-12-04). "Howley: Out at Free Beacon, in at Daily Caller". Mediabistro.com. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  4. ^ a b Rosie Gray (2017-01-13). "Breitbart Alumni Launch 'Populist-Nationalist' Group". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  5. ^ "Patrick Howley". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  6. ^ Petri, Alexandra (October 10, 2011). "How not to occupy the street". Washington Post.
  7. ^ Kludt, Tom (March 20, 2014). "The reporter behind those disgusting tweets has a weird, sexist sense of humor". Talking Points Memo.
  8. ^ Groch-Begley, Hannah (March 20, 2014). "Meet Patrick Howley: The Daily Caller's Resident Sexist". Media Matters.
  9. ^ Alterman, Eric (October 13, 2011). "Think Again: Crashing Occupy Wall Street". Center for American Progress.
  10. ^ a b Mantyla, Kyle (2022-03-22). "'I Want to See the Manager!' White Nationalist Patrick Howley Has a Meltdown". Right Wing Watch. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  11. ^ "A Tip From A Concerned Citizen Helps A Reporter Land The Scoop of a Lifetime". Washington Post. 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  12. ^ Gabriel, Trip; Grynbaum, Michael M. (4 February 2019). "With Northam Picture, Obscure Publication Plays Big Role in Virginia Politics". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Meet The Founder of the Conservative Website That Upended Virginia's Political World". WTVR. 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  14. ^ Kassahun, Tomas (April 15, 2022). "White Reporter Has Meltdown After Seeing Black People At Country Music Awards: 'It's Not Wakanda'". Blavity. Yahoo! News. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  15. ^ Medina, Wendy (16 April 2022). "White Reporter Throws Tantrum Due to Black Turnout at 2022 CMT Music Awards: 'It's Not Wakanda'". Black Enterprise. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  16. ^ a b Holt, Jared (2022-04-29). "How Alex Jones' Conspiracy Empire Has Kept Itself Going Even While Being Banned From Social Media". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  17. ^ "Jared Holt on Twitter: "Can't fully articulate how belated this is. P…". archive.ph. 2022-07-25. Archived from the original on 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  18. ^ "Patrick Howley on Twitter: "Lizzo works for Atlantic Records, run by …". archive.ph. 2022-04-18. Archived from the original on 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2022-07-25.