White Supremacists, Nazis Convene in DC

Richard Spencer, leader of the National Policy Institute, speaks to reporters. The NPI, a white nationalist group, held a conference at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in downtown Washington... Richard Spencer, leader of the National Policy Institute, speaks to reporters. The NPI, a white nationalist group, held a conference at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in downtown Washington D.C. on Saturday, November 19, in part to celebrate Donald Trump's presidential victory. Spencer coined the term Alternative-Right, or Alt-Right, to express an ideology based on white supremacy, xenophobia and racism. Several hundred protesters demonstrated outside. (Photo by Jeff Malet) MORE LESS
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Over the weekend, the white supremacists (the self-labeled ‘alt-right’) who run the ‘National Policy Institute’ met in Washington to celebrate Trump’s victory and stake their claim to a role in Washington and the new government. Steve Bannon, the incoming White House counselor said earlier that he had made Breitbart “the platform for the alt-right.” He owns these folks. After a prettied up day when most journalists were there, leader Richard Spencer gave an explicitly Nazi speech. Here are some pictures from inside the event – after the jump.

Nathan Domigo, National Policy Institute

Richard Spencer, National Policy Institute

National Policy Institute

Peter Brimelow, National Policy Institute

Jared Taylor, National Policy Institute

Peter Brimelow, Kevin MacDonald, Jason Jorjani, and Jared Taylor answer reporters questions at a white nationalist National Policy Institute conference at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in downtown Washington D.C. on Saturday, November 19, held in part to celebrate Donald Trump’s presidential victory.

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