In late 2016, following Trump's electoral victory, conflict arose between Cernovich and Gionet regarding Gionet's anti-Semitic remarks on Twitter. Gionet was disinvited from DeploraBall, an inaugural ball. Gionet later mended his relationship with Cernovich and said that he had been "heated" and that he had misspoken.[1][20][21][22][23][24]