NBC News reports:
Nazis appeared to find a friendly reception at CPAC 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 the individuals 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. But this year, racist conspiracy theorists didn’t meet any perceptible resistance.
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 race science and antisemitic conspiracy theories. Ryan Sanchez, who was previously part of the Nazi Rise Above Movement, took photos and videos of himself with an official badge and touted associations with Fuentes. Other attendees with Sanchez openly used the N-word.
Read the full article. Sanchez appeared here last year when GOP Rep. Matt Rosendale claimed that their photo op was accidental.
“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
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) February 24, 2024
Neo Nazis are openly mingling at CPAC this year.
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
— Ben Goggin (@BenjaminGoggin) February 24, 2024
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.
— Ben Goggin (@BenjaminGoggin) February 24, 2024
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
— Doug Palmer 🇺🇸 🇺🇦☮🌊🌊💙 (@doug_p51) February 24, 2024
Not what you want to see from a prospective Senate candidate. #MTSEN: “Rosendale calls neo-Nazi photo-op a mistake” https://t.co/zBSd1DfYXp
— Josh Kraushaar (@JoshKraushaar) March 6, 2023
The Nazis are officially at cpac, joining an impromptu rally for President Nayib Bukele. pic.twitter.com/9AXgC5KYUt
— Zach D Roberts – Photojournalist (@zdroberts) February 22, 2024
Richard Spencer says the alt-right only pretends to advocate for free speech for “radically pragmatic” reasons.
Greg Conte: “Are we even pro-free speech?”
Spencer: “No, of course not.”https://t.co/XqpjIJqYBY
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) May 23, 2018
VIDEO: High-profile white supremacist Greg Conte forced out of anti-war rally by Pittsburgh protesters https://t.co/bfH5xkcj0R pic.twitter.com/Xo41T2PzGx
— Pittsburgh City Paper (@PGHCityPaper) January 6, 2020