Armed White Nationalists Crash AZ Pro-Choice Rally

May 5, 2022 Christianists, Extremists

The Arizona Mirror reports: 

A group of far-right extremists with ties to white nationalists tried to counter-protest an abortion rights rally held at the Arizona Capitol Tuesday night, where they were vastly outnumbered and one was arrested for violently attacking a demonstrator. Michael Merritt Graham, 34, was arrested and booked for suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct after state troopers witnessed him punch another person at the rally.

Graham, who was wearing a shirt with the slogan “Baby Lives Matter” from the disinformation website InfoWars, was carrying a .45 caliber Glock 36 pistol when he was arrested. Graham was joined by Ethan Schmidt, an anti-LGBTQ extremist known mostly for stunts challenging mask mandates and for “hunting” what he deems “LGBT pedophiles.” Schmidt walked straight into the crowd as he was recording video in an apparent attempt to spark a confrontation.

Read the full article. Per the linked piece, multiple extremists were openly carrying firearms.

Also crashing the event were members of the white nationalist American Populist Union, which is part of neo-Nazi podcaster Nick Fuentes’ klan.

Staffers from QAnon gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s campaign were there handing out flyers.



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