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The Fondness for Nazis in the Republican Party

Image: A set of Nazi linens displayed in Harlan Crow’s home. Harlan is a billionaire backer of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

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See also: The Fondness for Nazis in the Trump Administration.

News: 2026

March 5.   Claire Heddles: ‘Nazi heaven’: Inside Miami campus Republicans’ racist group chat.

August 27.   Liz Goodwin & Olivia George: A former Mike Collins staffer posted KKK and Nazi images. Some Republicans see a pattern.

September 11.   Liz Goodwin: Ohio Senate campaign staffer used Nazi soldiers as profile photo.

September 11.   Helen Huiskes: Husted ousts his political director over posts with Nazi imagery.

September 14.   Christopher Mathias: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville. Now He’s Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.

September 16.   Marisa Kabas: Republicans don’t have a Nazi problem—they are the Nazi problem.

September 17.   Daniel Hampton: Far-right frenzy as conservative’s damning exposé ties Nazi-aligned network to White House.

News: 2025

October 14.   Jason Beeferman & Emily Ngo: ‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat: Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

October 15.   Samuel Benson: Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office: An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

October 20.   Daniel Lippman: Trump nominee says MLK Jr. holiday belongs in ‘hell’ and that he has ‘Nazi streak,’ according to texts. Paul Ingrassia’s bid to lead a whistleblower agency is set for a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.

October 23.   Matt Novak: DHS Posts Video Featuring Song Popular With Nazi Creators.

October 27.   Matthew Miller: A Michigan elected official is married to a neo-Nazi. Some constituents have a problem with that.

October 30.   The Bulwark: What We Choose to Nazi: The Department of Labor is posting Heroic Realism propaganda. What, exactly, are they telling us?

October 31.   Zack Beauchamp: The GOP’s top think tank just defended an open Nazi: Reasonable people can disagree about whether Hitler was good, says the Heritage Foundation.

November 23.   Katie Glueck & Jennifer Medina: Why Republicans Are Fighting About the Nazis:Tensions over right-wing antisemitism have burst to the forefront of Republican politics, and show signs of becoming a fierce point of contention in the midterms and beyond.

News: 2024

January 17.   Tess Owen: Neo-Nazi With Felony Convictions Cleared to Remain on GOP Ballot: The North Carolina Board of Elections ruled that Joseph Gibson III is eligible to run for a state House seat.

February 24.   Ben Goggin: Nazis mingle openly at CPAC, spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories and finding allies.

February 27.   Amanda Moore: I Was Banned From CPAC, but the Extremists Weren’t: From the lobby, I watched neo-Nazis and other far-right figures waltz unimpeded into the Conservative Political Action Conference.

September 19.   CNN: ‘I’m a black NAZI!’: NC GOP nominee for governor made dozens of disturbing comments on porn forum.

September 20.   Hannah Knowles & Amy Gardner: Porn site user linked to Mark Robinson also praised Hitler’s Mein Kampf:The Republican nominee for governor in North Carolina has denied writing the posts, which have upended his campaign in the battleground state.

News: 2023

March 6.   Chris D’Angelo & Christopher Mathias: GOP Congressman Matt Rosendale Poses With Neo-Nazis: The Montana Republican was photographed outside the U.S. Capitol smiling alongside white supremacists Ryan Sanchez and Greyson Arnold.

April 7.   Sylvie McNamara: Clarence Thomas’s Billionaire Benefactor Collects Hitler Artifacts.

Image: Marshall Rawson, Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives in 2026, marching with neo-Nazis in 2017.

Image from Politico: leaked messages from a Young Republicans chat.

Image: An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.