North Carolina’s Hoggard High School’s 2026 valedictorian, Kyler Hosek, has spoken out after a remark in his graduation speech on June 6 made national headlines.
In his address, Hosek quoted a line from Kanye West‘s 2022 sit-down with Infowars founder Alex Jones, telling graduates: “As my biggest inspiration once said, ‘Every human being has something of value that they bring to the table.’”
Later in the ceremony, classmate Sara Rudeseal argued that the quote was inseparable from its original context, noting that West’s full statement included praise for the German totalitarian responsible for harming Jews.
