To moderate voters, the alt-right movement — largely made up of online trolls espousing anti-immigrant views and rejecting traditional conservatism — may have been little known until recently. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles while speaking at a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H., on Thursday. Trump supporters point and scream at an anti-Trump demonstrator holding a sign reading 'More Like Make America Racist Again' during a Trump campaign rally in Arizona. 'Pretty scary stuff'The reminders about the Breitbart alt-right connection to Trump's campaign come as he fends off scrutiny about softening his hardline immigration policies. Breitbart contributor Milo Yiannopolous, a self-described internet troll provocateur, co-authored a 5,000-word manifesto describing the tenets of the alt-right movement in March.

Source: CBC News August 26, 2016 09:00 UTC