Temple University student Mo Khan and Stew Peters, an antisemitic podcaster. (Screenshot)

By Hannah Feuer May 12, 2025

Mo Khan, the suspended Temple University student who posted video of a “F— the Jews” sign at a bar owned by Dave Portnoy, has been making the rounds on alt-right media to defend himself.

In the week since the incident, the 21-year-old has appeared on shows hosted by a range of far-right media figures — some of whom openly expressed discomfort about speaking with a guest who is not white.

Khan began his media blitz last Tuesday, appearing on a podcast hosted by Holocaust denier Stew Peters, who has called for the mass deportation of all Jews from the U.S. On the show, Khan said he “absolutely” agreed with Peters that people should “join forces” to fight “Jewish supremacy.”

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Then last Friday, Khan appeared on the podcast Fight Back with Jake Shields. Shields is a mixed martial arts champion and far-right commentator who has claimed that Israel created the Islamic State terrorist group and posted to X that he didn’t believe “a single Jew died in gas chambers.”

That same day, Khan reposted a video of Nick Fuentes, a Holocaust denier who has advocated for the execution of “perfidious Jews.”

“Hey j*w, you run a gambling site you’ve destroyed more lives than this kid ever has,” Khan reposted, a quote from Fuentes in reference to Portnoy.

Then on Saturday, Khan went live with JQ Radio, part of the Stew Peters Network. Among the commentators: neo-Nazi Lucas Gage, who has referred to Zionists as “the scum of humanity” and “worse than pedophiles.”

One person who works on the show said he first reached out to “the white server” who was fired for bringing out the “F— the Jews” sign, but she declined to comment. He settled for interviewing Khan.

“I was tweeting about this for days before we even found out Mo’s identity,” he said. “Well, then I found out Mo’s identity. He’s not a white guy. Well, OK, I’m already committed.”

“I really wanna thank all the white people who’ve helped me,” Khan said.

And on Monday, Khan defended himself on The Gaddis Report, a show hosted by self-described “tradwife” influencer, “unashamed racist,” and “white Christian nationalist” Lilly Gaddis.

The two spoke about how Portnoy initially offered Khan a free educational visit to Auschwitz, which Portnoy later revoked.

“I’m glad personally that you didn’t go to Auschwitz,” Gaddis said on the show. “I don’t think anyone should go there. I mean, maybe to explain why maybe we’ve been lied to about that story.”

“I feel like all the Jews have collectively lost their mind, now that people are waking up to the fact that they’re kinda controlling everything,” Gaddis later added.

Khan shared a video of the interview on X. “Thank you for the unbiased coverage, Lilly,” he wrote.

In several of the interviews, Khan also promoted an online fundraiser for his relocation expenses and legal fees. As of Monday, the campaign had raised $17,453 toward a $25,000 goal.

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