Patrick Howley

Patrick Howley (born 1989) is a American reporter As of 2020, he was writing for National File.[1] He is the former editor-in-chief of Big League Politics,[2] In 2019, he worked as a freelancer for the Epoch Times.[2]

Howley in 2016

Career

Howley has been a reporter for the Breitbart News Network in Washington, D.C.,[3][4] The Washington Free Beacon, and The Daily Caller.[5] He previously served as an assistant editor for The American Spectator.[6] His work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal,[7] National Review,[8] and Sean Hannity.[9]

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.[10][11][12][13] Right Wing Watch has described Howley as a "racist, antisemitic, anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist."[14]

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".[15] Howley's website also broke the news of sexual assault allegations against Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax.[16][17]

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.[14]

On April 13th, 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."[18][19]

References
  1. 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. Beaujon, Andrew (25 July 2019). "Patrick Howley Has Left Big League Politics | Washingtonian (DC)". Washingtonian. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. Betsy Rothstein (2012-12-04). "Howley: Out at Free Beacon, in at Daily Caller". Mediabistro.com. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  4. Rosie Gray (2017-01-13). "Breitbart Alumni Launch 'Populist-Nationalist' Group". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  5. "Masthead". Washington Free Beacon. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  6. "Patrick Howley". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  7. "The Magic Mandate". Wall Street Journal. February 22, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  8. Salam, Reihan (February 6, 2012). "Matt Continetti on the Rise of Combat Journalism". National Review Online. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  9. "Great American Sean Hannity namechecks WFB". Washington Free Beacon. May 7, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  10. Petri, Alexandra (October 10, 2011). "How not to occupy the street". Washington Post.
  11. Kludt, Tom (March 20, 2014). "The reporter behind those disgusting tweets has a weird, sexist sense of humor". Talking Points Memo.
  12. Groch-Begley, Hannah (March 20, 2014). "Meet Patrick Howley: The Daily Caller's Resident Sexist". Media Matters.
  13. Alterman, Eric (October 13, 2011). "Think Again: Crashing Occupy Wall Street". Center for American Progress.
  14. March 22, Kyle Mantyla |; Am, 2022 11:31 (2022-03-22). "'I Want to See the Manager!' White Nationalist Patrick Howley Has a Meltdown". Right Wing Watch. Retrieved 2022-03-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. "A Tip From A Concerned Citizen Helps A Reporter Land The Scoop of a Lifetime". Washington Post. 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  16. 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.
  17. "Meet The Founder of the Conservative Website That Upended Virginia's Political World". WTVR. 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
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