Kamala Harris, simply three days earlier than the elections, has secured the endorsement of Richard Spencer, one of many United States’ most infamous white supremacists. Harris, who has robust backing from Hollywood, popular culture, and tech leaders, is now main her rival Donald Trump in donation numbers.
In a surprising improvement, Spencer, recognized for his excessive views and as a central determine on the 2017 Charlottesville rally, is urging his followers—as soon as avid Trump supporters—to again the Vice President within the upcoming presidential election. In a virtually 12-minute video posted on X, Spencer praised Harris because the “greatest supervisor of the American empire.”
Richard Spencer endorses Kamala Harris
On November 2, whereas Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have been locking horns in battleground Wisconsin and buying and selling barbs, Richard Spencer, recognized for his racist and antisemitic views and notorious for coining the time period “alt-right,” addressed his large fan following on X (previously Twitter). In a video captioned “Why I Am Voting for Harris,” he declared, “I need you all to know that I’m voting for Kamala Harris, and I hope you’ll too.”
“On the DNC, she mentioned that she 100% helps Israel. She’ll give Israel deadly support,” Spencer, who’s among the many 14 organizers dealing with monetary penalties from a civil lawsuit after the lethal 2017 ‘Unite the Proper’ rally, said. He additional famous that she acknowledged the extreme struggling within the area and affirmed that Palestinians are entitled to their very own state and sovereignty. “They should have a authorities, a respectable organisation by means of which they’ll stay in peace, aspect by aspect with Israel . . . I’ve criticisms of that, however nonetheless, I discover that higher than Donald Trump.”
In 2016, after Trump’s victory, the previous co-editor of the now-defunct Altright.com celebrated the win over former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by proclaiming, “Hail Trump, hail our folks, hail victory!”
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“If there’s a regional battle between Israel and Iran, Trump appears more likely to not solely assist Israel on this, however participate in it, begin bombing Iranian nuclear amenities,” Spencer added.
Spencer confirmed his admiration for the VP praising her adaptability, believing she aligns with a centrist strategy that helps rational governance and democratic rules. He plans to vote for her and different Democrats in Montana, citing figures like Sen. John Tester and Home candidate Monica Tranel. Disenchanted in Trump, he criticised him for shutting down vital discussions and selling silly concepts, regardless of having supported him up to now.
“Once I put it that approach, the selection could be very clear. I feel Donald Trump and the MAGA [Make America Great Again] motion deliver nothing however stupidity and chaos.”
Talking to Newsweek, Spencer who advocates for a white nationalist agenda and has been concerned in varied neo-Nazi occasions with a historical past of creating inflammatory statements about race and politics, mentioned, “I simply need somebody who’s competent to be in cost in order that one thing can occur, versus demonisation of the opposite aspect.” He mentioned the failed bipartisan border invoice that Republicans blocked earlier this yr. He remarked that resisting efforts to enhance the scenario could possibly be seen as morally improper.
