Jackson Hinkle Faces Treason Calls After Chanting 'Down with U.S.A.' at Khamenei Funeral for 400 Foreigners
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Updated · The Independent · Jul 9
Jackson Hinkle Faces Treason Calls After Chanting 'Down with U.S.A.' at Khamenei Funeral for 400 Foreigners
3 articles · Updated · The Independent · Jul 9
Summary
Jackson Hinkle, a 26-year-old American influencer based in Moscow, drew calls for arrest after posting video of himself leading "Down with U.S.A." and "Down with Israel" chants at Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral in Tehran.
The backlash intensified after Sebastian Gorka reposted the clip and cited the U.S. treason statute—18 U.S.C. Section 2381—while Marc Thiessen and Laura Loomer publicly labeled Hinkle a traitor.
Tehran allowed about 400 foreign nationals into the country for the memorial, and Hinkle was one of at least four pro-Iran American activists reported at the ceremonies attended by millions of mourners.
Hinkle, who has about 3.8 million X followers, has built an audience around pro-Russia, pro-China and anti-U.S. messaging, co-founding the American Communist Party and posting repeatedly from Tehran in support of Iran.