In 2017 , Andrew Julian Vega , a former friend of Hughes , obtained a restraining order against Hughes after he made threats against Vega 's life . In March 2018 , Hughes criticised the March for Our Lives protesters in a series of posts on Instagram , calling them " pathetic " and " disgusting vile abusers of the dead " . He accused the survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting participating in the protest of " exploiting the death of 16 of our fellow students for a few Facebook likes and some media attention " , while accusing one of them , Emma González , of treason . Hughes later deleted the posts . Amidst criticism for his comments , he apologized five days later , saying : " I was not attempting to impugn the youth of America and this beautiful thing that they accomplished . I truly am sorry , I did not mean to hurt anyone or cause any harm . "
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Jesse Hughes (musician)