Mr. Trump has been accused of fanning the flames of hate groups with his hard-line positions on immigration, his hesitance to denounce the former Klansman David Duke and his occasional promotion of white nationalist accounts on Twitter. “We would like him to stand up and denounce these folks,” Heidi Beirich, who tracks hate groups for the Southern Poverty Law Center, said of Mr. Trump. Trump has always denounced these groups and individuals associated with a message of hate,” Ms. Hicks said. “My goal for the next five years is professionalization,” said Mr. Spencer, who has become the face of the alt-right. Asked on Monday about the comments, Mr. Spencer said he had gotten caught up in his passion for the alt-right cause.

Source: New York Times November 22, 2016 01:44 UTC