Far-right extremists aim to seize GOP control
The gist
WIRED reports white nationalists and Christian nationalists are pushing to seize control of the Republican Party after midterm losses.
The push targets a party base that researchers say still holds a mass following.
How it unfolded
- Election Day last weekWhite nationalist Nick Fuentes urged supporters on X to "get out and vote Democrat today"; the post drew over 12 million views.
- After the Democratic sweepFuentes took credit for the victory, writing "We did it again" on Telegram and later calling the phenomenon "the Groyper Effect."
- Last weekFuentes said on a livestream "Let the Democrats rule, see how that goes" and "This is why we have to take over the right wing now," warning GOP leadership "It's our party now."
Key terms
- GOP
- The Republican Party, one of the two major political parties in the United States.
- midterms
- US general elections held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term, when all House seats and about a third of Senate seats are contested.
- Christian nationalists
- Supporters of an ideology seeking to promote Christian views to gain dominance in political, cultural, and social life.
Source: Wikipedia