The head honcho of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) went scorched-earth on an NBC News report that famous the variety of Nazis at its annual gathering this weekend.
But Matt Schlapp’s livid denial of a Nazi presence at CPAC appeared to crumble after the reporter who wrote the article introduced the receipts.
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Ben Goggin’s article famous that, not like in earlier years, when convention organizers ejected well-known neo-Nazis and white supremacists, equivalent to Nick Fuentes, the extremists didn’t face any resistance this time.
Goggin’s article, printed Saturday, included images from the occasion that confirmed individuals who’ve admitted being Nazis.
But despite the fact that Goggin’s article linked to a video of a self-proclaimed Nazi, Ryan Sanchez, giving the Nazi salute within the lodge foyer, CPAC angrily denied that white supremacists had a presence at CPAC in separate posts on X:
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“NBC’s claim that there was a Nazi presence at CPAC 2024 is false, misleading, and grossly manipulative — especially coming from a writer who has carried the water for Hamas in much of his reporting on the Israel-Gaza war.”
In a separate post, Schlapp claimed “the real Neo-Nazis in our midst are the ones controlling our college campuses and major institutions and grossly populate the newsrooms of corporate media, calling for an Israeli surrender.”
However, Goggin confirmed Schlapp that, yeah, truly there have been Nazis at CPAC.
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Schlapp had but to answer Goggin’s proof as of Monday afternoon.
Still, Goggin continued so as to add particulars on Monday, together with that Politico additionally seen a white supremacist presence at CPAC.
Oh, and there’s video of Schlapp responding to questions at CPAC about Fuentes.
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