UVA event defending Thomas Jefferson sparks student blowback, conservative group says

The Young America's Foundation's University of Virginia chapter says it's facing a wave of blowback from other students over an upcoming event meant to defend the legacy of founding father Thomas Jefferson.

"There is now an organized ‘Letter Writing Campaign Against @yaf’s ‘In Defense of Mr. Jefferson,’" the group wrote. "Flyers like these have been spotted all across Grounds to encourage students to write to the administration against our event. #TolerantLeft #StandforFreedom #DefendTJ"

"This is bonkers," Lowry tweeted in response. "There is now a letter-writing campaign against the @yaf event I’m doing with my friend @chiproytx defending Thomas Jefferson at the University that owes its very existence and so much of what makes it distinctive to Thomas Jefferson."