Pentagon Official Faces Backlash Over Neo-Nazi Talking Points on Leo Frank Case
- Kingsley Wilson, the Pentagon's deputy press secretary, is criticized for promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories and for her remarks about the lynching of Leo Frank, a Jewish man, in 2023 and 2024.
- Wilson opposed U.S. military aid to Israel during its conflict with Hamas and faced backlash for her comments, raising questions about her role in the Defense Department.
- Rep. Ritchie Torres condemned Wilson's comments on foreign policy, particularly her assertion to 'Make Kosovo Serbia again,' asserting Kosovo's independence.
- An Anti-Defamation League spokesperson expressed concern that Wilson's remarks echoed hate-fueled conspiracy theories about Leo Frank, demanding she retract her statements.
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Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Under Fire for Pushing Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories
Pentagon deputy press secretary Kingsley Wilson in September 2024, when she was working at the Center for Renewing America. Photo: Screenshot The new deputy press secretary for the US Department of Defense has come under heavy fire for peddling antisemitic conspiracy theories on social media. In August 2024, Kinsley Wilson lambasted the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for commemorating the death of hate-mob victim Leo Frank, arguing that Frank rape…
Pentagon's No. 2 Spokesperson Has Long History of Antisemitic, Bigoted Social Media Posts
Kingsley Wilson, the Pentagon's new deputy press secretary, has a yearslong history of making social media posts that traffic in a variety of extremist rhetoric, ranging from antisemitic conspiracy theories to white nationalist talking points.


DoD deputy press secretary faces backlash from Jewish groups over online post
Defense Department deputy press secretary Kingsley Wilson is under fire online over a post she wrote on X last year. Watchdogs against antisemitism are on high alert after a year that saw many antisemitic protests and online posts go unpunished.…
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