{"id":2429480,"date":"2025-04-30T20:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T00:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-pay-tribute-following-death-of-david-horowitz-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T20:30:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T00:30:34","slug":"conservatives-pay-tribute-following-death-of-david-horowitz-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-pay-tribute-following-death-of-david-horowitz-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservatives pay tribute following death of David Horowitz &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconservatives-pay-tribute-following-death-of-david-horowitz-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2429480&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>David Horowitz, a prominent conservative author and activist, passed away at the age of 86 after a long battle with cancer, as confirmed by the David Horowitz Freedom Center.Following his death, conservative leaders and organizations paid tribute to him, highlighting his significant contributions to the conservative movement. Horowitz,once a Marxist,transformed into a leading conservative voice,known for his outspoken views against communism and radical ideologies. Many recalled his impactful lectures at universities and his unwavering commitment to defending conservative values. His legacy will be remembered as one that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/threes-company-star-suzanne-somers-dead-after-cancer-battle\/\" title=\"Suzanne Somers, &#039;Three&#039;s Company&#039; star, passes away from cancer.\">inspired countless individuals<\/a> and organizations within the movement. His son shared personal memories, including a touching moment when Horowitz spoke with former President Donald Trump shortly before his death.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Conservatives pay tribute following death of David Horowitz<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2075149\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-horowitz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"David Horowitz\">David Horowitz<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/conservative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"conservative\">conservative<\/a> author and activist, died on Tuesday at the age of 86, as confirmed by the David Horowitz Freedom Center, the think tank he established.<\/p>\n<p>The center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/obituaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"announced\">announced<\/a> on X that Horowitz died following a prolonged battle with cancer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3396481\/newsom-gaslighting-voters-damaged-democratic-party\/\">Newsom suggests &#8216;gaslighting&#8217; voters damaged the Democratic Party<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3397280\/casar-cancel-musk-government-contracts-doge-special-government-employee\/\">Casar proposes canceling Musk&#8217;s government contracts if he stays with DOGE past May<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3396732\/senate-vote-liberation-day-tariffs-repeal\/\">Senate votes down effort to repeal Trump &#8216;Liberation Day&#8217; tariffs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On behalf of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, we are very saddened to announce the passing of the Center&rsquo;s founder, David Horowitz. After a lengthy battle with cancer, David passed yesterday at the age of 86. <\/p>\n<p>David Horowitz, 1939-2025. Requiescat in pace. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F47yooJL3K\">pic.twitter.com\/F47yooJL3K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Horowitz (@horowitz39) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/horowitz39\/status\/1917342709473255716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On behalf of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, we are very saddened to announce the passing of the Center&rsquo;s founder, David Horowitz,&rdquo; the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>In the obituary, his son, Benjamin Horowitz, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bhorowitz\/status\/1917383970498699610\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"recalled\">recalled<\/a> introducing his father to President Donald Trump during a meeting last year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump&rsquo;s face immediately lit up and he insisted that Benjamin get David on the phone immediately,&rdquo; it reads. &ldquo;Hospitalized and weak, David was still delighted to speak with the President.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rest in Peace to my father <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/horowitz39?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@horowitz39<\/a> . We love you Dad. <\/p>\n<p>David Joel Horowitz was born January 10, 1939 to Phil and Blanche Horowitz in Queens, New York. David was raised in Queens along with his sister Ruth. Phil and Blanche were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taking-woke-education-to-court\/\" title=\"Taking Woke Education To Court\">high school teachers<\/a> and members of the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c7PG6zE60W\">pic.twitter.com\/c7PG6zE60W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; benahorowitz.eth (@bhorowitz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bhorowitz\/status\/1917383970498699610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Once a Marxist, Horowitz underwent a political transformation and became a prominent conservative voice.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative leaders and organizations paid tribute to Horowitz&rsquo;s legacy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m so sorry to hear that David Horowitz has passed away. He was a great advocate for our country and a brave voice against the Left,&rdquo; syndicated radio host Mark Levin <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/marklevinshow\/status\/1917534859347578939\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a> on X. &ldquo;He spent most of his remarkable and consequential life battling the communists, Islamists, and radicals. He knew how dangerous they are, as he was one of them early in his life. RIP, David Horowitz. Thank you for your patriotism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All of us at PragerU mourn the passing of David Horowitz,&rdquo; the conservative media outlet wrote. &ldquo;David&rsquo;s influence on the conservative movement was profound and will be long-lasting. So many people and organizations owe him a tremendous debt of gratitude. PragerU is certainly included in that group. May his memory be a blessing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gabriella Hoffman of the Independent Women&rsquo;s Forum reflected on a memorable campus event featuring David Horowitz.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I hosted David Horowitz at UC-San Diego 15 years ago- May 10th, 2010 &ndash; and the event went viral after a female member of the pro-Palestine group agreed she&rsquo;s &ldquo;for it&rdquo; &ndash; a Second Holocaust. Years later, his exchange with my former classmate continues to go viral. <\/p>\n<p>He was a former&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gt56VS4G4a\">https:\/\/t.co\/Gt56VS4G4a<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qBjt6sUFdj\">pic.twitter.com\/qBjt6sUFdj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gabby_Hoffman\/status\/1917367400108023970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I hosted David Horowitz at UC-San Diego 15 years ago &mdash; May 10, 2010 &mdash; and the event went viral after a female member of a pro-Palestinian group agreed she was &lsquo;for it&rsquo; &mdash; a Second Holocaust,&rdquo; Hoffman <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Gabby_Hoffman\/status\/1917367400108023970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a> on X, sharing a video of the exchange. &ldquo;Years later, his response to my former classmate continues to circulate. He was a former communist who saw the light and lectured on campuses nationwide. RIP.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Young America&rsquo;s Foundation also honored Horowitz&rsquo;s long-standing contributions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For more than three decades, David Horowitz was a staple of YAF&rsquo;s campus lecture program&mdash;speaking at more than 140 events and student conferences,&rdquo; the organization wrote. &ldquo;His fearless crusade to defend and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">spread truth inspired countless students<\/a> who now carry on his work. RIP.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3396730\/tim-walz-says-harris-chose-him-code-talk-white-guys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TIM WALZ SAYS HARRIS CHOSE HIM FOR VP TO 'CODE TALK TO WHITE GUYS'\"><strong>TIM WALZ SAYS HARRIS CHOSE HIM FOR VP TO &lsquo;CODE TALK TO WHITE GUYS&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Patrick Coyle, vice president of YAF, added: &ldquo;David was a dedicated freedom fighter and frequently spoke to student audiences on college campuses. He never hesitated to appear at @yaf events and always reminded young conservatives never to capitulate to the tyrannical Left. RIP.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell also paid tribute: &ldquo;RIP my friend. You were a great warrior and you will be missed. It&rsquo;s time for others to now step up. Step forward. You are needed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2075149\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2075149\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservatives honor David Horowitz, who passed away at 86 after battling cancer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2429481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/David-Horowitz.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4539,54379,9122],"class_list":["post-2429480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-conservatives","tag-david-horowitz","tag-tribute"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/David-Horowitz.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2429480"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2429484,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429480\/revisions\/2429484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2429481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2429480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2429480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2429480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}