Far-right Christian nationalist podcaster Andrew Isker has gone viral after admitting he refuses to go through airport body scanners out of fear they might “turn him gay”, instead requesting full-body patdowns by male TSA agents.
During a recent episode of his podcast, co-hosted with C. Jay Engel, Isker criticised the erosion of civil liberties following the September 11 attacks, particularly referencing the Patriot Act. “Where was the Constitution when the Patriot Act was passed?” he asked, before launching into a bizarre rant about airport security measures.
“Right, give me a break,” he said. “Like, I had to be molested at the airport to go to Florida, right, just to get on an aeroplane, just because I’m not going to go through the ‘gay beam’ machine.”
Isker went on to say, “I didn’t let C. Jay do it, I wouldn’t let him do it. I said, ‘You’re getting patted down, too, buddy. I don’t want them turning you gay.’”
Despite acknowledging that having a male TSA officer pat him down “seems worse,” Isker claimed that he doesn’t trust the scanners: “You don’t really know what those things are doing to you. They can just take a picture of me naked? Like, no.”
In reality, Isker’s understanding of airport scanners is completely inaccurate. The scanners use millimetre-wave imaging technology to detect potential threats concealed under clothing. They do not produce realistic images of naked passengers. Instead, the system flags unusual shapes or items and displays them on a generic human figure, allowing TSA agents to inspect those areas.
The podcast segment was widely shared online, particularly after being posted by Right Wing Watch on Instagram.
Isker is no stranger to inflammatory and fringe commentary. He has previously argued that women shouldn’t be allowed to play sports at all, despite criticising trans inclusion in women’s athletics, and has said that Jewish people should not be involved in the U.S. government because “this country belongs to Jesus,” overlooking the fact that Jesus himself was Jewish.
He has also publicly stated that slavery in America “was not a sin.”
Isker co-authored a book on Christian nationalism with Andrew Torba, the CEO of Gab, a far-right social media platform known for antisemitic content. In July last year, Isker announced on X that he was relocating his family of seven from Minnesota, citing the state’s progressive policies on abortion, trans rights, and refugee intake.
In September, he also spoke at a Texas conference on what he called the “war on white America.”
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