A conservative student group called Young America’s Foundation, or YAF, at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Florida is trying to bring Colonel Allen West to campus for a speaking engagement, but the administration is playing games with paperwork.
This only happens to conservative student groups and conservative speakers in higher education. Left-wing student groups bring in radicals to speak to them all the time and there is almost never a problem.
It goes beyond bias. It’s an infringement on free speech.
Townhall reported:
Former Congressman and Retired Army Lt. Col. Allen West Was Barred From Speaking on College Campus
Left-wing extremism and censorship are major problems on college campuses, with everyone from students to professors to administrators holding to one ideology and doing everything in their power to make conservatives — and conservative ideals — unwelcome on campus. At Florida’s Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Daytona Beach, Florida, this extremism led to school officials blocking former Florida Congressman and retired Army Lt. Col. Allen West from speaking on campus.
Students with Young America’s Foundation (YAF) sought to host Lt. Col. West for an event promoting conservative values, and despite trying to follow the university’s procedures, members of YAF say administrators restricted the event without providing a clear explanation.
In emails shared with Townhall, Negar Afshar, the Director of Student Organizations and Engagement, communicated with Matthew Finkel, the Chairman of the Embry-Riddle chapter of YAF. The first message, from Afshar dated Tuesday, October 6, was a “friendly reminder” that YAF had agreed to meet with Afshar regularly, “as well as discussing any event or speaker ideas in advance so we can approve and renew them together.” Afshar then informed Finkle that he received a Speaker Request form.
“We need to discuss that before anything can move forward,” Afshar wrote. “Please select a time on my calendar as soon as possible so we can reconnect and review your plans.”
Allen West commented on Twitter/X:
I am one of the conservative speakers for @yaf that travels to college and university campuses in support of the student chapters.
I am scheduled to speak at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. I was just informed that the administration has denied the students’ request to host me for the speaking engagement.
I ran into this same issue with the ERAU campus in Prescott, Arizona.
Funny, Marxist influencer Hasan Piker just spoke at the University of Texas . . . the fella who said America deserved 911. Yet a retired Army officer and former member of Congress, from Florida, is denied the opportunity to address conservative students?
I am one of the conservative speakers for @yaf that travels to college and university campuses in support of the student chapters.
I am scheduled to speak at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. I was just informed that the…
— Allen West (@AllenWest) October 15, 2026
These students need to call the office of Governor Ron DeSantis.
He has an excellent record of fixing problems like this one.
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