Tom Tiffany Joined Podcast Hosted By Extremist Who Said Hitler Had “Actually Done Some Good Things”

Tom Tiffany Joined Podcast Hosted By Extremist Who Said Hitler Had “Actually Done Some Good Things”

New reporting from the Forward reveals that Congressman Tom Tiffany appeared on a podcast hosted by a far-right extremist who has used his platform to share “antisemitic remarks and jokes about Adolf Hitler.”

Host Jeremy Hambly, whose podcast Congressman Tiffany joined in December, has “joked with guests about the Holocaust by calling it the ‘Hall of Cost’ and saying it cost ‘around 6 million bucks,’ and defended a ‘Camp Auschwitz’ T-shirt worn during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.” In 2023, the Forward reports, Hambly’s podcast “was sponsored by a white nationalist publisher that marked Hitler’s birthday each year by offering discounts on books written by and about the Nazi leader.”

Congressman Tiffany’s appearance on Hambly’s podcast is far from the first time he has aligned himself with extremists pushing disgusting and dangerous views. Earlier this year, Tiffany refused to condemn talk radio host Dan O’Donnell’s call for the assassination of Governor Tim Walz, and he has referred to the violent January 6 rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol and killed police officers as “victims” who should “receive compensation.”

“Congressman Tom Tiffany’s decision to embrace an outspoken antisemite who thinks the Holocaust is a punchline and that Adolf Hitler had ‘done some good things’ is sickening and makes Jewish Wisconsinites less safe,” said DGA spokesperson Izzi Levy. “Congressman Tiffany must apologize immediately to Wisconsinites for once again aligning himself with dangerous extremists pushing appalling views.”

Forward: Nominee for Wisconsin governor appeared with podcast host who defended ‘Camp Auschwitz’ t-shirt

• Rep. Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin’s Republican nominee for governor, is facing heat for appearing on a podcast hosted by an online personality with a history of antisemitic remarks and jokes about Adolf Hitler.

• “The Quartering” podcast host Jeremy Hambly has said Adolf Hitler had “actually done some good things,” joked with guests about the Holocaust by calling it the “Hall of Cost” and saying it cost “around 6 million bucks,” and defended a “Camp Auschwitz” T-shirt worn during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot as “dark humor.” In 2023, The Quartering was sponsored by Antelope Hill Publishing, a white nationalist publisher that marked Hitler’s birthday each year by offering discounts on books written by and about the Nazi leader.

• On the podcast, Tiffany, who is running unopposed on the Republican side to replace Gov. Tony Evers, a two-term Democrat who announced his retirement, also accepted Hambly’s offer to volunteer for his campaign.

• In the interview with Tiffany, Hambly said he “will do everything” he can to elect the Republican as governor and offered to help the Tiffany campaign alongside Scott Presler, a prominent “Stop the Steal” activist who has been affiliated with the anti-Islamic group ACT for America.

• “I can bring Scott Presler out. We can doorknock for you,” Hambly said. When Hambly asked how supporters could get involved, Tiffany directed listeners to his campaign website to sign up as volunteers.

• Emily Stuckey, a spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, told the Forward in a statement that “Tiffany is cozying up to antisemitic extremists who have praised Hitler and encouraging them to volunteer with his campaign — it’s clear he is far too extreme to represent Wisconsin.”

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