We didn't give this schmuck any attention here at RedState when he made headlines a few months back for refusing a summer job offer because the company wanting to hire him was run by a pair of Jewish brothers. But, the kid's parents just went beast mode on him, and that's surely worth a mention.
The kid's name is Austin Franco, and he's a 19-year-old student at Cornell University who became internet infamous back in June after he turned down a summer internship opportunity at New York City company VryfID because co-founders Gabe and Aiden Einhorn were Jewish.
CEO Gabe Einhorn posted the sordid tale on X, saying a job interview had been offered to Franco via the website Handshake, and Franco responded, "Not interested in working for a Jew. Thanks."
“Not interested in working for a jew”
— Gabe Einhorn (@EinhornGabe) June 8, 2026
This kid applied to our job on handshake, we accepted him, and then he responded this.
He probably knows nothing about Jews accept for what they tell him in college and on social media. Sad world. pic.twitter.com/6dFhpT7iST
Franco responded to Einhorn's post by shamelessly doubling-down on his Jew hatred: "My experiences with Jews have not been pleasant, both in person and online. This is not to say I havent had positive experiences, but on the aggregate that is not the case. Obviously, the reactions by your community only serves to further prove my point and indicate your post on X was not done in good faith."
If you're thinking, "Wow, his parents must be so proud," we'll get to that in just a second.
Unbelievably, a GoFundMe was set up for Franco and it brought in nearly $20,000, with the top donor dishing out $1,776 to support the unabashed antisemite. “His career and financial future is at stake, I ask that you help fund a good Christian man,” the fundraising page stated.
A fool and his money, as they say ...
Well, as it turns out, Franco's parents were dismayed at their son's abhorrent beliefs and kicked him right to the curb, telling him to be out of their Virginia house by August 1.
Parents kick Jew-hating Cornell student Austin Franco out of house, but Ivy welcomes him back https://t.co/ynEQejMDEZ pic.twitter.com/R8cczsnESf
— New York Post (@nypost) August 1, 2026
Dad Alexander is a Cornell alum and patent lawyer, and Diana is a senior product manager for a banking regulators’ trade association.
They told The Post that they found their son’s behavior reprehensible — and believe he’s fallen victim to dark online influences.
“We have seen our adult son fall under the influence of extremist online content. It should go without saying that the rest of our family finds the views he has expressed morally repugnant, and he did not derive them in any way from us,” they wrote.
And, if you guessed that young Franco once again turned to the internet for money, you'd be correct. This time, Franco himself launched a fundraising page, painting himself as a victim of his parents' "conventional life."
I have reiterated that my parents do not share my views, and it seems they no longer wish to provide me with a home to live in. I know the road ahead will be difficult, but this is the path I chose. I could have lived a more conventional life, as my parents did, and perhaps in a different time I would have. However, that is not the world we live in today, and because of that, I chose a different path than most.
I do not regret anything I have done. If I were to die today, I would at least know that I did so believing in myself.
Thank you, and may God be with you.
Bravo to Mr. and Mrs. Franco for drawing a distinct line in the sand with their woefully ignorant and misguided son. From all appearances, they provided him with a privileged upbringing, the kind that most kids can only dream about; his smug betrayal must sting.
He'll soon run out of other people's money, of course, and will go crawling back to the Bank of Mom and Dad because he clearly won't be able to hack it in the real world. When he does, Mom and Dad should remind him that their branch doesn't do business with antisemites.
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