Jeremy Kauffman is an American technology entrepreneur who founded the blockchain-based platform LBRY and later the video-sharing site Odysee. A Libertarian, he was the Libertarian Party's nominee for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire in 2022 and became chair of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire in 2026.
Case
The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's X account said it backs assassinating elected Democrats and that anyone unwilling should vote Republican instead. Officials from both parties condemned the post; the party called its statements legal, and its chair described them as self-defense.
Role at the time: Chair, Libertarian Party of New Hampshire
Statement summary
After the social platform X temporarily locked the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's account for violating its rules against threats of violence, party chair Jeremy Kauffman said it was inconsistent that his side could not advocate for self-defense while opponents faced no similar restriction.
“It remains a major asymmetry that communists can openly argue for mass enslavement, but patriots cannot advocate for self-defense”
Relative to the fixed reference point, Kauffman reframed the party's rhetoric as legitimate self-defense rather than disavowing it, which defends the underlying conduct rather than rejecting or minimizing it.
Statement dates: September 24, 2026
