The Florida law student who wrote a paper with white nationalist views has Jewish ancestry

A University of Florida law student went viral online and became a campus pariah after classmates circulated two of his academic papers that argued in favor of white nationalist views — and amid the backlash he shared antisemitic messages on X.But, as it turns out, the student has some Jewish ancestry

A University of Florida law student went viral online and became a campus pariah after classmates circulated two of his academic papers that argued in favor of white nationalist views — and amid the backlash he shared antisemitic messages on X.

But, as it turns out, the student has some Jewish ancestry.

Preston Damsky stoked outrage on campus — leading to at least two town halls during the spring semester — after penning an academic paper in the fall that argued that the Founding Fathers had conceived of the U.S. as white country and it should remain that way. Damsky questioned the constitutionality of certain amendments like those granting birthright citizenship and barring the government from denying anyone the right to vote based on race.

As students began circulating the paper and expressing outrage, Damsky shared scores of posts on X against Jewish people.

“Jews must be abolished by any means necessary,” he posted on X in March.