Matt Walsh (political commentator)

Walsh has provoked debates with commentaries on topics such as transgender issues,[18][19][20][21] other LGBT+ issues,[22][23] feminism,[24] and race.[25] He has described himself as a "theocratic fascist".[26][27] Some of his commentaries have been described by media outlets as trolling.[28][29]

Walsh has suggested that Christians should not practice yoga, on the basis that it involves Hindu worship.[30] He has argued against the necessity of paid paternity leave[31] and defended the actions of Kyle Rittenhouse during the Kenosha unrest shooting.[32] He rented an apartment in Virginia for one day in 2021 to qualify to speak out against the Loudon County School Board for allowing transgender students the use of restrooms and names matching their gender identity.[33] When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted photos of her grandmother's house in Puerto Rico that was unrepaired in 2021, four years after Hurricane Maria, and criticized former President Donald Trump for holding up disaster relief, Walsh criticized Ocasio-Cortez for not providing the money herself and launched a crowdfunding effort. $100,000 was raised but the grandmother's family refused the funds, and GoFundMe shut the effort down.[34] When South Dakota governor Kristi Noem declined to ban businesses from requiring a COVID-19 vaccine for their employees, he criticized her by writing that she was only considered a 2024 Republican presidential contender because of her physical attractiveness.[35] After Noem called his comment misogynistic, Walsh said he had no regrets but would "accept apologies from all of the performative idiots pretending to be offended by it".[36]