Conservative commentator David Horowitz dead at 86

David Horowitz, a blimpish commentator, writer and activist, died connected Tuesday astatine the property of 86, according to the David Horowitz Freedom Center, the blimpish deliberation vessel helium founded.

Horowitz died aft a lengthy conflict with cancer, the halfway wrote connected X.

“On behalf of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, we are precise saddened to denote the passing of the Center’s founder, David Horowitz,” the halfway said.

His son, Benjamin Horowitz, a co-founder of the task capitalist steadfast Andreessen Horowitz, shared an obituary connected societal media highlighting his vocation successful media and activism, including respective books helium wrote and his endorsement of President Donald Trump.

When the younger Horowitz met Trump past year, helium told the president astir his father.

“President Trump’s look instantly lit up and helium insisted that Benjamin get David connected the telephone immediately,” the obituary reads. “Hospitalized and weak, David was inactive delighted to talk with the President.”

David Horowitz died astatine 86. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Horowitz was known for being a blimpish commentator, writer and activist. AP

A erstwhile Marxist, the blimpish commentator was calved successful Queens. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University and a Master’s from the University of California, Berkeley.

David Horowitz is survived by his woman April Mullvain, sons Benjamin and Jonathan and girl Anne. His different daughter, Sarah Rose, died successful 2008. Mullvain is his 4th wife.

“In the end, David helped countless radical and expended each fibre of his being pushing nine towards freedom,” the obituary reads. “He whitethorn not person saved the world, but helium astir surely made it a amended spot – particularly for us. He was our ace leader and we volition emotion him forever.”