Far-Right Streamer Raises Over $22,000 for Cornell Student Who Rejected Job With Jews

A far-right English YouTuber has raised more than $22,000 for Austin Franco, a Cornell University student who rejected an internship after learning the company’s owners were Jewish.

The campaign has turned what began as a campus antisemitism incident into a broader online cause for extremist figures, who are portraying Franco as a victim while Cornell investigates his conduct.

Franco, 19, a member of Cornell’s class of 2028, had applied through Handshake for an internship at a software company owned by Jewish brothers Gabe and Aiden Einhorn. After the company accepted him for an interview, Franco replied that he was “not interested in working for a jew.”

Gabe Einhorn posted the exchange on X, writing, “This kid applied to our job on Handshake, we accepted him, and then he responded this.” He initially included Franco’s name, then edited the post shortly afterward to obscure it.

Franco later defended his message. “I was stating why I was not interested after you had asked to interview 3 times,” he wrote. “My experiences with Jews have not been pleasant, both in person and online.” He added that the response from “your community” only proved his point.

Cornell said the incident was referred to its Office of Civil Rights for review. “Cornell condemns antisemitism and all forms of hatred and discrimination in the strongest possible terms,” the university said.

The case quickly moved beyond Cornell. Miles Routledge, the far-right English YouTuber known online as Lord Miles, launched a GiveSendGo campaign for Franco. Routledge, who previously said he wanted to see “another Hitler,” accused Jews of trying to ruin Franco’s career.

“Jews are doxxing this man and trying to ruin his career,” Routledge wrote. “I cannot let that happen.” In another post, he boasted, “I just raised $10k for antisemitism.”

The fundraiser had passed $22,000 toward a $100,000 goal. Comments on the page included openly antisemitic messages supporting Franco.

GiveSendGo said it opposed antisemitism but would not remove the campaign. “At GiveSendGo, we do not condone antisemitism, racism, discrimination, hate speech, or violence of any kind,” the platform said. It added that the fundraiser itself did not violate its rules.

The incident also drew attention from Leo Terrell, who chairs the Justice Department’s task force to combat antisemitism. Terrell posted repeatedly about Franco and called for him to be made “permanently unemployable.”

The backlash also reached another Austin Franco, a Dallas attorney with no connection to the Cornell student. He said he received messages meant for the student and clarified that he did not support Franco’s views.

Gabe Einhorn said Franco is being treated differently because his comments targeted Jews. “Somehow when it comes to Jewish people, it’s become a trend that if you hate Jews, you get rewarded, you get paid,” he said.