and declines in kkk groups in the united states over the last 16 years. this is what stands out. the spike, the huge spike that we saw last year, 2016. another white nationalist group, neo-nazi. they espouse hatred of jews, gays, lesbians and some christians. they idolize adolf hitler. one of the most visible neo-nazi groups so keep an eye out for that name. finally neo-kfrts. according to the law center, neo-kfrts support civil war confederacy. a major jump in known neo-confederate groups over the last several years. it is extraordinary this is 2017 and we re able to do a walkthrough of all of them. names that should be in history. look, a lot of you have reached
there was violence between protesters and counterprotesters. this comes after the mosque bombing in minnesota remaining a deafening silence that embolden s trump s fans on the so-called alt-right and during the administration in which the alt-right nationalist ideology is represented at the highest level ofs of government for which a year ago was considered the right wing fringe. joining me now, richard painter, former white house chief ethics lawyer and latisha brooks for the law center and joining me and other political leaders, including from the political party, let s go through a few of them. paul ryan, the speaker of the
supremacist. let me talk about white nationalists first and give you an overview and look what it is they believe. this is coming from the law center. white nationalists support white supremacist ideologies. there are groups within the white nationalist movement that claim they are not violent organizations, they want white ideals and they don t want to be a minority for example, in this country and then you ve got the extreme, the kkk, the neo-nazis. then you have the alternative i think we ve heard quite a lot about over these past few months and there s a scism between the alt-right and the alt light. they have a core believe that white identity is under attack by multi-cultural forces in america and europe. they re focused on the preservation of western civilization, civilization from europe and the name which coined by richard spencer whose the
the attorney general of hawaii and the executive director of the law center is representing one of the dreamers deported and christina greer, associate professor at fordham university. mr. attorney general, what do you think the view from hawaii on this back and forth about a judge in the pacific? well, first of all, there s nothing that attorney general sessions is doing that s a surprise. i mean, he made racist comments several decades ago. he is still referring to classes of people in a way that disenfranchises them, minimizes them, makes them second-rate citizens. this is honestly, it s not really a surprise. i have to also say this. i was in a meeting back in february where jeff session, attorney general, addressed all
the attorney general of hawaii and the executive director of the law center is representing one of the dreamers deported and christina greer, associate professor at fordham university. mr. attorney general, what do you think the view from hawaii on this back and forth about a judge in the pacific? well, first of all, there s nothing that attorney general sessions is doing that s a surprise. i mean, he made racist comments several decades ago. he is still referring to classes of people in a way that disenfranchises them, minimizes them, makes them second-rate citizens. this is honestly, it s not really a surprise. i have to also say this. i was in a meeting back in february where jeff session, attorney general, addressed all the 50 state attorney generals. including me. i was in the audience.