The tRump party is not so slowly being taken over by Nazis. Why? Because hatred. The party has long been the home of racist, and few do racism as openly and fervently as Nazis. Is this the look the people of the US want associated with the US? Hugs. Scottie.
The presence of these extremists has been a persistent issue at CPAC, and in previous years conference organizers have ejected well-known Nazis and white supremacists such as Nick Fuentes.
The Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 23.Mandel Ngan / AFP – Getty Images
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Nazis appeared to find a friendly reception at the Conservative Political Action Conference this year.
Throughout the conference, racist extremists, some of whom had secured official CPAC badges, openly mingled with conference attendees and espoused antisemitic conspiracy theories.
The presence of these individuals has been a persistent issue at CPAC. In previous years, conference organizers have ejected well-known Nazis and white supremacists such as Nick Fuentes.
But this year, racist conspiracy theorists didn’t meet any perceptible resistance at the conference where Donald Trump has been the keynote speaker since 2017.
At the Young Republican mixer Friday evening, a group of Nazis who openly identified as national socialists mingled with mainstream conservative personalities, including some from Turning Point USA, and discussed so-called “race science” and antisemitic conspiracy theories.
One member of the group, Greg Conte, who attended the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, said that his group showed up to talk to the media. He said that the group was prepared to be ejected if CPAC organizers were tipped off, but that never happened.
Another, Ryan Sanchez, who was previously part of the Nazi “Rise Above Movement,” took photos and videos of himself at the conference with an official badge and touted associations with Fuentes.
Other attendees in Sanchez’s company openly used the N-word.
For several years, CPAC and its supporters have attempted to temper the most extreme fringes of the conservative movement, and have welcomed the continued debate between Trump and more moderate conservatives.
This year, however, some attendees and former attendees have expressed frustration with the conference’s stronger association with Trump and his wing of the party.
In one of the most viral moments from this year’s conference, conservative personality Jack Posobiec called for the end of democracy and a more explicitly Christian-focused government. While Posobiec later said his statements were partly satire, many CPAC attendees embraced his and others’ invocations of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
CPAC organizers did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“At the Young Republican mixer Saturday evening a group of Nazis … mingled with mainstream conservative personalities, including some from Turning Point USA, and discussed race science and antisemitic conspiracy theories.” https://t.co/KmqaeY5zz7
Last night at a young Republican mixer I met Greg Conte and several of his friends.
They openly identify as National Socialists and within minutes of meeting them they began espousing anti-Jewish conspiracy theories. pic.twitter.com/TcKxj6erVE
Conte attended the Unite the Right rally and was a key ally of Richard Spencer.
I’m recent years, CPAC has been intentional about removing neo-Nazis from the conference. But several of Conte’s group had obtained CPAC badges and were openly talking about race science.
Ryan Sanchez, neo-Nazi, with Jared Taylor, a eugenics supporter at CPAC. Note Jared's name tag says Samuel Taylor, his pen-name on a newsletter called American Renaissance. pic.twitter.com/tJmUHUKiI4
Why should we be surprised? CPAC this year literally had keynote speakers calling for the violent overthrow of our government and the end of our democratic republic.
This is where our main stream media is failing us miserably. I can understand not covering “innuendo” and “dog whistles” in depth. But out and about Nazis at a Conservative Political Action Committee conference?! Which is the political arm of our Republican Party?! This should be front and center on our televisions and in our newspapers.
You’d think Fixed News would proudly blare it since it’s obviously what their viewing audience wants to hear. But they won’t because they know it would hurt their bottom line.
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