The American far-right's Russian embrace

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

On Point, News, Npr, Daily, Talk Show

4.3 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Influential voices on the American far-right, such as white nationalist Nick Fuentes, are genuflecting to Russia. How close, and how dangerous is the far-right's Russian relationship? Jason Blazakis, Natalia Antelava and Jack Beatty join Meghna Chakrabarti.

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0:47.6	Nicholas Fuentes is the head of the America First Movement.
0:58.5	He is a self-declared racist, anti-semitic, misogynistic, white nationalist.
1:05.0	He has a popular online show and a podcast.
1:08.2	He has a political action conference that has counted
1:11.2	elected members of the Republican Party as speakers and attendees.
1:15.1	He has been subpoenaed by the Select Committee investigating the January 6th 2021 attack
1:21.7	on the United States Congress, in which he participated.
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