ADL retires extremist glossary after backlash for itemizing TPUSA as a hate group

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The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) eliminated its complete "Glossary of Extremism and Hate" on Tuesday after receiving backlash, together with from Elon Musk and Republican lawmakers, for itemizing Turning Level USA (TPUSA) as an extremist group.

The outrage comes practically three weeks after TPUSA co-founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley College whereas talking with a crowd on campus.

TPUSA's backgrounder page on the ADL website falls underneath the "Heart of Extremism" tag and describes the conservative group as having ties to "a spread of right-wing extremists and has generated help from anti-Muslim bigots, alt-lite activists and a few corners of the white supremacist alt-right."

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The ADL stated the late Charlie Kirk, and his group Turning Level USA (TPUSA), promoted "Christian Nationalism" and was related to right-wing extremists. (Alex Brandon/AP Photograph)

The ADL additionally listed dozens of controversial statements tied to TPUSA members or occasion audio system relationship way back to 2015, and wrote that Kirk used the motion to advertise "Christian nationalism."

In response to the itemizing, Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote on X on Sunday that the "ADL hates Christians," which makes it a "hate group."

He continued in a separate put up, "Utilizing such false and defamatory labels about individuals and organizations encourages murder."

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., chimed in on Monday with criticism of the ADL, writing, "'America First' isn't hate speech. Turning Level USA isn't a hate group." She additionally tagged the ADL's account on X.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., speaks throughout Charlie Kirk's public memorial at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Sept. 21, 2025. ( PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP through Getty Photographs)

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When saying the choice to retire its "Glossary of Extremism and Hate" – successfully instantly – the ADL stated, they're all the time "on the lookout for how we will and will do issues higher."

The glossary had greater than 1,000 entries and had been constructed up over a number of years on the time it was eliminated. The ADL stated a variety of entries had been "outdated" however didn't share which of them these had been.

"This may permit ADL to discover new methods and inventive approaches to ship our information and current our analysis extra successfully. It can maintain us centered on making certain we do what we do greatest: fighting antisemitism and hate in probably the most impactful methods doable," the group wrote on X, partly.

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The glossary included teams just like the Nation of Islam, the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers, and others. It additionally included TPUSA and the "America First" motion, whereas leaving out controversial teams like Antifa and Black Lives Matter.

The ADL eliminated its complete "Glossary of Extremism and Hate" after receiving backlash for itemizing Turning Level USA (TPUSA) as an extremist group. (ALEX WROBLEWSKI / Getty)

"Being included on this database doesn't imply that people or teams are partaking in unlawful or violent conduct, however quite that in ADL’s judgment the views as exemplified by the statements made in help of these views might be thought of excessive," the glossary's homepage states.