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❓What Happened: David Horowitz, a prominent conservative commentator, author, and activist, passed away at 86 on April 29, 2025, after a long battle with cancer, as announced by the David Horowitz Freedom Center.
👥 Who’s Involved: David Horowitz, the David Horowitz Freedom Center, his son Benjamin Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz, and President Donald J. Trump.
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📍 Where & When: Announced via social media by the David Horowitz Freedom Center on April 29, 2025.
💬 Key Quote: The center stated, “On behalf of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, we are very saddened to announce the passing of the Center’s founder, David Horowitz.”
⚠️ Impact: Horowitz’s death marks the loss of a prominent conservative voice whose advocacy for freedom and support for President Trump influenced generations, leaving a lasting impact on American political discourse.
IN FULL:
David Horowitz passed away on April 29, 2025, at the age of 86, after a prolonged battle with cancer. The David Horowitz Freedom Center, the think tank he established, shared the news on social media, stating, “On behalf of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, we are very saddened to announce the passing of the Center’s founder, David Horowitz.” His death closes a chapter for a man whose journey from Marxism to conservative activism shaped decades of political dialogue in America.
Born in Queens, New York, Horowitz earned a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University and a Master’s from the University of California, Berkeley. Initially a Marxist, he later became a staunch defender of conservative values, authoring numerous books and founding the David Horowitz Freedom Center to oppose radical leftist and Islamic extremist ideologies. His son, Benjamin Horowitz, co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, posted an obituary on social media reflecting on his father’s career and his endorsement of President Donald J. Trump.
The obituary recounted a poignant moment from last year when Benjamin met President Trump and mentioned his father: “President Trump’s face immediately lit up and he insisted that Benjamin get David on the phone immediately.” Despite being hospitalized and frail, Horowitz was “delighted to speak with the President,” showcasing his enduring belief in the America First agenda.
Horowitz leaves behind his fourth wife, April Mullvain, sons Benjamin and Jonathan, and daughter Anne. His other daughter, Sarah Rose, passed away in 2008. The obituary states, “In the end, David helped countless people and expended every fiber of his being pushing society towards freedom. He may not have saved the world, but he most certainly made it a better place—especially for us. He was our super hero and we will love him forever.”
WATCH:
On behalf of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, we are very saddened to announce the passing of the Center’s founder, David Horowitz. After a lengthy battle with cancer, David passed yesterday at the age of 86.
David Horowitz, 1939-2025. Requiescat in pace. pic.twitter.com/F47yooJL3K
— David Horowitz (@horowitz39) April 29, 2025
PULSE POINTS:
❓What Happened: White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles evaluated President Donald J. Trump’s first 100 days in office, highlighting various achievements and acknowledging areas needing improvement. Wiles specifically expressed frustration with Russian and Ukrainian resistance to peace talks, stating, “If peace is not achieved, it will be because it can’t be achieved. It just cannot.”
👥 Who’s Involved: Susie Wiles, President Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and members of Trump’s administration.
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📍 Where & When: The White House in Washington, D.C., during an interview with the New York Post on Tuesday, April 29.
💬 Key Quote: Wiles stated, “The president has devoted 100 days and his very top people to Russia and Ukraine, and if peace is not achieved, it will be because it can’t be achieved. It just cannot.”
⚠️ Impact: Wiles outlined ongoing initiatives and future goals for Trump’s administration, including potential trade deals, legislative objectives, and the prospects of the U.S. government’s ongoing mediation of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
IN FULL:
Susie Wiles, the White House Chief of Staff, says President Donald J. Trump‘s first 100 days in office have been notably productive. Speaking to the New York Post on Tuesday, Wiles noted the America First leader has signed 142 executive orders since January 20 and mentioned the administration’s focus on trade agreements and curbing illegal immigration.
However, the first-ever female White House Chief of Staff did express consternation regarding the lack of progress in reaching a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, suggesting peace may not be achievable in the time frame President Trump wants. “The President has devoted 100 days and his very top people to Russia and Ukraine, and if peace is not achieved, it will be because it can’t be achieved. It just cannot,” Wiles said. She continued: “I don’t know whether that will be the case or not. I mean, it may well be that we can make some headway in the next couple of weeks, but nobody would have tried it but Donald Trump.”
“Nobody would have gotten these people to the table but Donald Trump. And if they want to continue to kill people, while it’s abhorrent, you know, he can’t stop that,” she added.
Despite the setbacks in ending the Russia-Ukraine war, Wiles still praised the administration’s productivity and credited President Trump’s decisive actions for the speed at which the White House agenda has been implemented. However, Wiles did acknowledge that the Trump White House has faced more resistance than anticipated in rolling back the expanded federal government left by former President Joe Biden.
“Where I would say there was not just sort of great, amazing success is perhaps our underestimation of the size and scope of the government that Joe Biden left us,” Wiles acknowledged, adding: “The economy, the war between Russia and Ukraine, the budget, the taxes writ large, which I consider to be different than the budget, the sort of institutional resistance to even recognizing that we’ve been ripped off by foreign nations that require us to do tariffs.”
The National Pulse reported on Tuesday that President Trump is “increasingly growing frustrated” with the Russian and Ukrainian governments’ resistance to peace talks. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told The National Pulse that Trump is increasingly concerned about “the amount of time” the administration is spending on Ukraine, implicitly at the cost of domestic priorities including federal government reforms, economic revival, and mass deportations.
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