An adjunct professor in the English department at Kirkwood Community College prompted complaints after he posted an inflammatory message in the Facebook group "Iowa Antifa" and then confirmed to eastern Iowa TV station KCRG that he is "antifa."

Jeff Klinzman, who's taught at Kirkwood since 2010, commented on the image of a tweet President Donald Trump posted on July 27 that read, "Radical Left Wack Jobs who go around hitting ... people over the heads with baseball bats."

Klinzman commented on the image of the tweet, saying, "Yeah, I know who I'd clock with a bat."

"I affirm that I am 'antifa,'" Klinzman told the news station.

It's unclear if Klinzman was confirming his support for Antifa, a non-hierarchical organization committed to combating right-wing extremists, or if he was simply voicing his support for antifascism as a concept.

KCRG has reported that Klinzman has affirmed that his behavior has prompted complaints to Kirkwood. He could not be reached for comment by the Register.

The Secret Service told KCRG "they are aware of Klinzman's post but would not confirm if they are investigating it as a threat to the President."

KCRG also reported that a review of Klinzman's Facebook activity revealed he's made statements expressing his desire to "stop evangelical Christians" and a poem that threatened violence against the group.

"It's not pretty, and I'm not proud, but seeing what evangelical Christians are doing to this county and its people fills me with rage and a desire to exact revenge," Klinzman said in a statement to the news station.

In a statement, Kirkwood Community College President Lori Sundberg indicated that Klinzman would be replaced as a professor for the class he teaches at the college, though it was stressed that this was not due to the "substance of his views or his right to express them."

The statement also indicated that security measures would be tightened at the college due to the attention it has received as a result of Klinzman's posts.

Aaron Calvin covers trending news for the Register. Reach him at acalvin@registermedia.com, 515-556-9097 or on Twitter at @aaronpcalvin.

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