David Horowitz, a conservative commentator, creator and activist, died on Tuesday on the age of 86, based on the David Horowitz Freedom Heart, the conservative suppose tank he based.
Horowitz died after a prolonged battle with most cancers, the middle wrote on X.
“On behalf of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, we are very saddened to announce the passing of the Center’s founder, David Horowitz,” the middle stated.
His son, Benjamin Horowitz, a co-founder of the enterprise capitalist agency Andreessen Horowitz, shared an obituary on social media highlighting his profession in media and activism, together with a number of books he wrote and his endorsement of President Donald Trump.
When the youthful Horowitz met Trump final 12 months, he informed the president about his father.
“President Trump’s face immediately lit up and he insisted that Benjamin get David on the phone immediately,” the obituary reads. “Hospitalized and weak, David was still delighted to speak with the President.”
A former Marxist, the conservative commentator was born in Queens. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College and a Grasp’s from the College of California, Berkeley.
David Horowitz is survived by his spouse April Mullvain, sons Benjamin and Jonathan and daughter Anne. His different daughter, Sarah Rose, died in 2008. Mullvain is his fourth spouse.
“In the end, David helped countless people and expended every fiber of his being pushing society towards freedom,” the obituary reads. “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.”
