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Last Straw:They asked the government to let a neo-Nazi back into the U.S.

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Extremism and hate

In 2019 the KCRCC voted unanimously to ask the federal government to restore an Austrian white nationalist's travel privileges.

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The record

In April 2019, Brittany Pettibone asked the KCRCC to back her fiance, Martin Sellner.¹
Sellner is an Austrian white nationalist whose writings inspired the Christchurch mosque shooter.²
The KCRCC passed a unanimous resolution urging the Department of Homeland Security to restore his travel privileges.²¹
The Idaho Capital Sun called Sellner a white supremacist and former neo-Nazi. He says he is no longer a neo-Nazi.³
Regan chaired the meeting.¹

Who

Brent ReganChaired the meeting.

Sources

The ID crisisCoeur d'Alene Press · May 2019 (archive)
Kootenai County GOP embraces promoters of far-right 'Pizzagate' conspiracy theoriesSpokesman-Review · May 2019 (archive)
Hate makes a comeback in Idaho, this time with political supportIdaho Capital Sun · August 2022 (archive)

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