traditional republicans still don t align with them. but there s a certain populist trumpist segment of the party that really finds a kinship with these extremists. the tucker carlson photo i showed earlier the proud boy member is black. so the group pushes a white agenda but it includes minorities? so that s another thing that sets the proud boys apart from other extremist groups. one thing that s important to note is their agenda isn t all white supremacist. it s also very anti-leftist. and chauvinist. it s misogynist. it s anti-immigrant. it s anti-muslim. and it s important to draw historical parallels when you look at classical fascism. they didn t just rally against religious minorities. they also rallied against political opponents. so we saw in nazi germany street fights between socialists and the nazis. kelly weill, thank you. it s in the daily beast.
gavin mcinnes. gavin mcinnes. gavin mcinnes. gavin mcinnes back in the house. gavin, you want to start any more trouble? hannity also had a proud boy member on his radio show last year. the question is are the proud boys finding a place for themselves in mainstream politics? why are republicans associating with this hate group? are they emboldening them? kelly weil joins me now. she wrote a piece in the daily beast titled republicans are adopting the proud boys. this is a fascinating piece. thank you for coming on tonight. so talk to me about the proud boys. who joins this group? well, not so proud boys join the proud boys. the proud boys cater to a group of men usually young white men who feel disenfranchised, who feel as though social justice movements, like feminism, anti-racism, are losing them their place in the world. the proud boys reach out to these groups and tell them that not only are they in the right to oppose social justice but that it s justified to take