Libs of TikTok founder Chaya Raichik reveals face for the first time in TV interview
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: The creator of the contentious Twitter account 'Libs of TikTok', Chaya Raichik, sat down for her first significant TV interview on Tuesday and revealed her face for the first time. During her live appearance on TV, Raichik discussed the reasons for her decision to finally reveal her face to the world.
Washington Post's Taylor Lorenz first revealed Chaya Raichik's identity in April, but up until Tuesday, 27 December night, she had kept her physical characteristics a secret. To give a face to the name of the Twitter account with over two million followers, she finally appeared on Tucker Carlson's Fox News program, where she revealed being anonymous and her future plans for public engagement. "I think I'll be a lot more effective when I'm not so anonymous anymore," she told Carlson.
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She revealed that even though she initially had decided to keep her Twitter account private, “I was doxxed, my name was shared, my location was shared, my photo was never shared though,” She explained, “I have never done any in-person events. And I am choosing to do that now because I feel like, over the past few months, I have done so much.” Raichik added, “I’ve helped educate people, I know that I’ve helped create legislation to tackle some of these issues. And I think I have done all I can. And I am ready for the next step.”
A New York Post report says Raichik's story reveals how liberal authority figures, such as teachers, physicians, and social workers, are imposing a pro-LGBTQ agenda on youngsters while also encouraging gender-affirming operations for children and "grooming" them for sexual assault. The liberal TikToks that Raichik believes, depict adults sexually abusing or grooming youngsters are reposted on her account. Her two-year-old account aims to raise awareness of the 'radical leftist' views being taught in schools and online.
Only months into its inception as a lefty clearinghouse, podcast presenter Joe Rogan gave her account a big boost by calling it "one of the finest f**king accounts of all time."
Raichik said that her former choice to conceal her identity was motivated by what she described as “the hatred that the Left has and their violent nature.”In order to combat what she claims is a far-left agenda in schools, Raichik said she now wants to broaden the scope of her activism by accepting speaking engagements.“I get invitations to help people understand how to expose the left and how to fight it,” she told Carlson. “Being anonymous I was restrained from doing all of those things, and I am ready to do that.”
Raichik also disclosed that Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis offered to let her reside at a guest home at his mansion for her safety after her name was made public by Lorenz earlier this year. “I was almost in tears,” she said. “He took time out of his extremely busy schedule to send someone to call me to make sure I’m safe. It was incredible, I don’t even have the words for it.”
Raichik said that she had learned through his aides that the so-called "Don't Say Gay" law in Florida, which forbids public school instructors from addressing students' sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, was "inspired" by her Twitter account.
During her first broadcast appearance, Raichik blasted instructors for allegedly indoctrinating pupils by bringing up their pronouns in class and gender-affirming pediatric treatment, which she referred to as "doctors mutilating babies." The Twitter influencer said that because of her efforts, "around a dozen teachers have been sacked" and a "handful" of drag events had been postponed.