ADL Deletes ‘Extremism’ Database After Receiving Backlash For Including Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA

Charlie Nash Sep 30th, 2025, 10:12 pm

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The Anti-Defamation League deleted its “Glossary of Extremism” database on Tuesday after receiving backlash for including the late Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA.

In a statement , the ADL announced that it had retired the “extremism” database after its decision to list Turning Point USA – even after founder Kirk’s recent assassination – sparked uproar on social media, including from billionaire Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr .

“With over 1,000 entries written over many years, the ADL Glossary of Extremism has served as a source of high-level information on a wide range of topics for years. At the same t

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