The leader of the American Nazi Party has said the election of Donald Trump as president would present “a real opportunity for people like white nationalists” to start “acting intelligently”, with the aim of building a mainstream political presence similar to that of the Congressional Black Caucus.
“It’s kinda hard to go and call us bigots,” said party chairman Rocky Suhayda, “if we don’t go around and act like a bigot.”
BuzzFeed first reported the comments, which were made on Suhayda’s radio broadcast last month.
In the broadcast, Suhayda addressed the need for his party to organise and act respectably. “Now, if Trump does win, OK, it’s going to be a real opportunity for people like white nationalists, acting intelligently to build upon that,” he said. “You know how you have the black political caucus and whatnot in Congress, and, everything, to start building on something like that, OK.
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