A man spouting Nazi slogans disrupted a Donald Trump rally on Wednesday evening, but Trump supporters shouted him down and eventually escorted him out of the Reno, Nevada rally.
The man, who claimed to be 25-years-old and identified himself to CNN and other sources as Brady Garrett, arrived at the rally wearing a camouflage baseball cap and a seemingly brand new “State of Jefferson” T-Shirt. He carried small signs with supposed white supremacist slogans on them, and was quickly surrounded by members of the media excited to report on the incident.
Neo Nazi at Trump rally pic.twitter.com/4TeOg5PpDp
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) October 6, 2016
However, David Martosko of the Daily Mail was skeptical, noting that the man had behaved in a “suspicious” manner:
So this creep showed up at the Trump rally in Reno … And now he's attracted a gaggle of reporters — like he's in a post-debate spin room. pic.twitter.com/uhecgkmSMQ
— David Martosko (@dmartosko) October 6, 2016
“Pepé” (sic) is likely a reference to Pepe the Frog, the “alt-right” meme that has been classified as a “hate symbol” by the ADL.
@joelpollak I'm suspicious of this person. He seemed to want to be spotted and played to the cameras.
— David Martosko (@dmartosko) October 6, 2016
I fully expected 50+ reporters to swarm around the neo-Nazi tonight. It's what many of them are looking for.
— David Martosko (@dmartosko) October 6, 2016
The man reportedly began spouting racist rhetoric and told reporters he was fine with Ivanka Trump being Jewish, but then insisted Hitler’s Nazis did not kill six million Jews during the Holocaust in World War Two, according to reports.
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