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'''Lucian B. Wintrich''' (born May 24, 1988) is an American political artist and political commentator and the [[White House correspondent]] for [[The Gateway Pundit]].
'''Lucian B. Wintrich''' (born May 24, 1988) is an American artist and political commentator and the [[White House correspondent]] for [[The Gateway Pundit]].

He has been described as part of the [[alt-right]].<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Independent]]|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/white-power-hand-symbol-cassandra-fairbanks-mike-cernovich-alt-right-white-house-a7709446.html|title=Two members of alt-right accused of making white supremacist hand signs in White House after receiving press passes|date=April 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://pagesix.com/2017/04/17/white-house-correspondent-once-played-clown-zombie/|work=[[New_York_Post#Page_Six|Page Six]]|title=Alt-right journalist Lucian Wintrich once played clown-zombie|date=April 17, 2017}}</ref> Although he initially embraced the alt-right label, he later disavowed it, saying that [[Richard B. Spencer|Richard Spencer]] ruined the term.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Marantz|first1=Andrew|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-alt-right-branding-war-has-torn-the-movement-in-two|title=The Alt-Right Branding War Has Torn the Movement in Two|website=The New Yorker|publisher=The New Yorker|accessdate=2 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Michael|first1=Grynbaum|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/business/the-gateway-pundit-trump.html?_r=0&mtrref=www.google.com|title=White House Grants Press Credentials to a Pro-Trump Blog|website=The New York Times|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=13 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Justin|first1=Moyer|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/alt-right-and-alt-lite-conservatives-plan-dueling-conservative-rallies-sunday-in-dc/2017/06/22/242d8de2-56bd-11e7-9fb4-fa6b3df7bb8a_story.html|title='Alt-right' and 'alt-lite'? Conservatives plan dueling conservative rallies Sunday in D.C.|website=The Washington Post|publisher=The Washington Post|accessdate=23 June 2017}}</ref>

==Biography==
==Biography==
Wintrich was born '''Lucian Einhorn''' in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. He received his BA from [[Bard College]] in [[Annandale-on-Hudson]], [[New York (state)|New York]], where he majored in [[political science]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/02/reader-alert-look-tgps-jim-hoft-lucian-wintrich-todays-white-house-presser/ |title=READER ALERT=> Look for TGP's Jim Hoft and Lucian Wintrich at Today's White House Press Briefing |website=Thegatewaypundit.com |date=2017-02-13 |accessdate=2017-04-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hac.bard.edu/lrc2017|title=Hannah Arendt Center Conferences & Events|website=hac.bard.edu}}</ref> Pre-highschool, Wintrich attended the experimental prep school [[Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School]], and then [[Taylor Allderdice High School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thetartan.org/2006/10/30/news/pittsburgh_podcasting|title=Local high school students create popular podcast - The Tartan|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref> Wintrich's paternal grandfather, Jerzy Einhorn, was a medical doctor born in [[Sosnowiec]], Poland, who served as an officer in the [[Polish resistance movement in World War II|Polish resistance]].<ref name="post-gazette">{{cite news|last1=Ove|first1=Torsten|title=Pittsburgh doctor, Polish warrior: The Jerzy Einhorn story|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2011/07/24/The-Next-Page-Pittsburgh-doctor-Polish-warrior-The-Jerzy-Einhorn-story/stories/201107240235/|accessdate=May 31, 2017|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=July 24, 2011|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Einhorn|first1=Jerzy|title=Recollections of the End of an Era: Poland 1919-1945|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9WqTG8Oiv7cC&pg=PA172|accessdate=31 May 2017|publisher=AuthorHouse|date=2005|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Scott|title=48 Hours With the Media Troll Who Is Now Part of the White House Press Corps|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/48-hours-media-troll-who-is-part-white-house-press-corps-997040|accessdate=28 May 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=28 April 2017}}</ref>
Wintrich was born '''Lucian Einhorn''' in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. He received his BA from [[Bard College]] in [[Annandale-on-Hudson]], [[New York (state)|New York]], where he majored in [[political science]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/02/reader-alert-look-tgps-jim-hoft-lucian-wintrich-todays-white-house-presser/ |title=READER ALERT=> Look for TGP's Jim Hoft and Lucian Wintrich at Today's White House Press Briefing |website=Thegatewaypundit.com |date=2017-02-13 |accessdate=2017-04-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hac.bard.edu/lrc2017|title=Hannah Arendt Center Conferences & Events|website=hac.bard.edu}}</ref> Pre-highschool, Wintrich attended the experimental prep school [[Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School]], and then [[Taylor Allderdice High School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thetartan.org/2006/10/30/news/pittsburgh_podcasting|title=Local high school students create popular podcast - The Tartan|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref> Wintrich's paternal grandfather, Jerzy Einhorn, was a medical doctor born in [[Sosnowiec]], Poland, who served as an officer in the [[Polish resistance movement in World War II|Polish resistance]].<ref name="post-gazette">{{cite news|last1=Ove|first1=Torsten|title=Pittsburgh doctor, Polish warrior: The Jerzy Einhorn story|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2011/07/24/The-Next-Page-Pittsburgh-doctor-Polish-warrior-The-Jerzy-Einhorn-story/stories/201107240235/|accessdate=May 31, 2017|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=July 24, 2011|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Einhorn|first1=Jerzy|title=Recollections of the End of an Era: Poland 1919-1945|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9WqTG8Oiv7cC&pg=PA172|accessdate=31 May 2017|publisher=AuthorHouse|date=2005|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Scott|title=48 Hours With the Media Troll Who Is Now Part of the White House Press Corps|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/48-hours-media-troll-who-is-part-white-house-press-corps-997040|accessdate=28 May 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=28 April 2017}}</ref>

Revision as of 04:01, 29 November 2017

Lucian Wintrich
Wintrich at the Yale Club of New York City
Born (1988-05-24) May 24, 1988 (age 36)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationBard College
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • Artist
Years active2016–present
EmployerGateway Pundit
Notable workTwinks4Trump (2016, photo series)
Websitelucianwintrich.com

Lucian B. Wintrich (born May 24, 1988) is an American artist and political commentator and the White House correspondent for The Gateway Pundit, a far-right website.

He has been described as part of the alt-right.[1][2] Although he initially embraced the alt-right label, he later disavowed it, saying that Richard Spencer ruined the term.[3][4][5]

Biography

Wintrich was born Lucian Einhorn in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received his BA from Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, where he majored in political science.[6][7] Pre-highschool, Wintrich attended the experimental prep school Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School, and then Taylor Allderdice High School.[8] Wintrich's paternal grandfather, Jerzy Einhorn, was a medical doctor born in Sosnowiec, Poland, who served as an officer in the Polish resistance.[9][10][11]

Wintrich attained public attention with his pro-Donald Trump presidential candidacy series "Twinks4Trump", photographs of mostly shirtless gay twinks sporting the iconic Make America Great Again baseball caps which are a hallmark of the Trump movement.[12] He also organized what is considered to have been the first pro-Trump art show.[13] He is among the first members of the White House Press Corps to be openly gay and is currently at twenty nine one of the youngest. [14][15][16] Wintrich has collaborated with Milo Yiannopoulos, a former editor at Breitbart News.[17]

The day before Donald Trump's inauguration, Wintrich was named as the inaugural White House correspondent for Gateway Pundit, which was newly granted White House briefing credentials by the incoming administration. [18]

Controversies

On February 15, 2017, Wintrich was scheduled to speak to the College Republicans at NYU, but the talk was postponed due to security concerns.[19] On March 23, 2017, he eventually spoke to the NYU College Republicans.[20][21]

On March 10, 2017, Wintrich was accosted by a fellow White House correspondent, Jon Decker of Fox News in the White House Briefing Room,[22][23][24] who loudly accused Wintrich of being a white supremacist. After the briefing at which the event is supposed to have taken place, Wintrich was approached by April Ryan of American Urban Radio Networks, who filmed him answering questions about whether or not he was a racist. Ben Jacobs of The Guardian described Wintrich engaging with Ryan as him "holding his own briefing because nothing matters."[25]

On November 28, 2017, Wintrich was arrested for allegedly assaulting a student at the University of Connecticut during a scheduled speech.[26]

References

  1. ^ "Two members of alt-right accused of making white supremacist hand signs in White House after receiving press passes". The Independent. April 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "Alt-right journalist Lucian Wintrich once played clown-zombie". Page Six. April 17, 2017.
  3. ^ Marantz, Andrew. "The Alt-Right Branding War Has Torn the Movement in Two". The New Yorker. The New Yorker. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. ^ Michael, Grynbaum. "White House Grants Press Credentials to a Pro-Trump Blog". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  5. ^ Justin, Moyer. "'Alt-right' and 'alt-lite'? Conservatives plan dueling conservative rallies Sunday in D.C." The Washington Post. The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  6. ^ "READER ALERT=> Look for TGP's Jim Hoft and Lucian Wintrich at Today's White House Press Briefing". Thegatewaypundit.com. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  7. ^ "Hannah Arendt Center Conferences & Events". hac.bard.edu.
  8. ^ "Local high school students create popular podcast - The Tartan". Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  9. ^ Ove, Torsten (July 24, 2011). "Pittsburgh doctor, Polish warrior: The Jerzy Einhorn story". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  10. ^ Einhorn, Jerzy (2005). Recollections of the End of an Era: Poland 1919-1945. AuthorHouse. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  11. ^ Johnson, Scott (28 April 2017). "48 Hours With the Media Troll Who Is Now Part of the White House Press Corps". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  12. ^ Wintrich, Lucian B. (2016-08-02). "Twinks4Trump Creator: 5 Things the Media Gets Wrong About Gay Conservatives". Advocate.com. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  13. ^ David Freedlander. "A Pro-Trump Art Show—But the 'Artists' Are…Interesting". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  14. ^ "Controversial 'Twinks4Trump' Founder Joins White House Press Corps".
  15. ^ "NYU postpones speech by Twinks4Trump creator, White House correspondent Lucian Wintrich".
  16. ^ "Lucian Wintrich Talk to NYU College Republicans Postponed". 14 February 2017.
  17. ^ Andrew Buncombe (February 14, 2017), Gateway Pundit: Pro-Donald Trump blog granted White House press credentials, New York: The Independent, retrieved February 14, 2017
  18. ^ "'Real News' Joins the White House Briefing Room". Politico.
  19. ^ McEvoy, Jemima. "Administration Postpones NYUCR's Guest Speaker Lucian Wintrich Due to Security Concerns".
  20. ^ Laura Casado. "UPDATE: Lucian Wintrich talk to NYU College Republicans postponed". Thetab.com. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  21. ^ "Washington Square News : Lucian Wintrich Speaks at NYU After Postponed Visit". Nyunews.com. 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  22. ^ "Jon Decker of Fox News radio, Gateway Pundit reporter clash in White House briefing room". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  23. ^ "Drama in White House press room as Fox reporter vehemently denies he assaulted right-wing blogger".
  24. ^ "Fox News Radio correspondent confronts Gateway Pundit reporter in White House briefing room".
  25. ^ "Discrediting and Obstructing the Mainstream Media - SPIEGEL ONLINE". Spiegel.de. 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  26. ^ Lurye, Rebecca (November 28, 2017). "Lucian Wintrich, White House Correspondent For Gateway Pundit, Arrested After Altercation At UConn Talk". Hartford Courant. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
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