Gatestone has been criticized for affiliating itself with Geert Wilders, who says that he "hates Islam"[18] and has been described as "anti-Muslim".[10][19] In 2012, Gatestone Institute hosted a talk by Wilders.[10] In 2016, Gatestone paid for Wilders’s flights and hotels on trips to the United States.[19][20] The Guardian noted that Gatestone publishes the writings of Geert Wilders.[18]