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February 20, 2020 10:08 PM UTC

Proud Boys 'Hate Group' Joins Thousands at Trump Rally in Colo Springs

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  • by: Jason Salzman

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UPDATE: Inside the auditorium where Trump spoke, a member of the Proud Boys was photographed making a white nationalist hand signal. Most excellent photo by Erik Maulbetsch of the Colorado Times Recorder.

The Proud Boys, which has been designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SLPC), continued its string of appearances at Republican events in Colorado today by joining thousands of Trump backers at a rally in Colorado Springs.

“We’re here to support Donald Trump, one of the best presidents we’ve had in a long time,” a Proud Boy who identified himself only as “Nate” told the Colorado Times Recorder as he waited in line to enter the Broadmoor World Arena to see Trump.

Flashing hand signals connected to white nationalism and wearing “Make America Great Again” hats, three Proud Boys recorded themselves walking through a Bernie Sanders rally last week in Denver, calling the Democrats “communists,” according to media reports.

Proud Boys at Trump Rally

Asked if he thought Trump was aligned with him as a white nationalist, Nate, who was one of six Proud Boys seen at the Trump event today, said: “First of all, people have us confused. We are not white nationalists. We allow anybody of any race, gender, ethnicity, into our club. We just see everybody as Americans. We don’t need to divide ourselves into different ethnic groups. We are all Americans here. And I think the beautiful thing about this Trump rally is, if you look around, there are all kinds of ethnicities here. We are just a melting pot of people who are here to support our president.”

These comments run counter to multiple reports, since the organization’s founding in 2016, that characterize it as hate-filled and extremist, with individual members involved in political violence.

“We are aligned with Trump in that we believe in America First,” said Nate. “There’s an America First agenda. And ‘America’ means everybody that’s here in America. We’re sick of people dividing each other across lines of race and ethnicity. “

The Proud Boys was spotlighted in media reports last year on the rise of hate-related incidents in Colorado. The group is seen as having a growing influence nationally in “patriot groups” supporting Trump.

Grady Nouis, a Republican campaigning for the Colorado State House, defended himself a “white nationalist” on a podcast called “Major League Liberty,” hosted by Proud Boy Louie Huey.

Huey allegedly lead the Proud Boy protest at the Sanders rally last week.

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  1. More backstory:

    Nouis lost to Tracy Kraft-Tharp in the 2018 HD-29 race by 21 points.

    Now he's running in HD-48 hoping that everyone goes to sleep and he can win the R primary and then the seat itself.

    HD-48 is currently occupied by Steve Humphrey where he is running bills to 

    – repeal the 15-round magazine limit

    – codify life at conception

    – stop same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption

    – 'protect' religious freedom 

    Nouis's platform make Humphrey's look liberal

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