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Wisconsin House candidate arrested after hate-filled rant at Israeli dad with anti-Hamas bumper sticker
Reuven Fenton
October 8, 2026

A Wisconsin congressional candidate has been arrested on hate crime charges after he went on a vulgar caught-on-camera rant against an Israeli dad with his young son in the car — after he was triggered by an anti-Hamas bumper sticker. Matthew Arndt, 54, allegedly cut off the 41-year-old father on a road in the Milwaukee suburb of Mequon Thursday morning, flipping him the bird and cursing at him before pulling into a gas station, where the dad followed him and began filming the explosive encounter. “Do you want to tell me something?” the father asked. “Yeah, you’re a f–king piece of s–t! You’re a f–king traitor!” Arndt erupted, pointing an accusatory finger at the stunned motorist. READ MORE

STOP ANTISEMITISM Mequon, Wisconsin – watch as Green Party House Congressional candidate Matthew Arndt spiral into a frightening antisemitic tirade targeting a Jewish man who had a child in this car. Thankfully, Arndt was arrested. Watch the video