Posted on Mar 7, 2022
Congressional candidate Joe Kent distances from white nationalist amid social media spat
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A congressional candidate in Southwest Washington is attempting to distance himself from a white nationalist figure after the revelation of a phone conversation last year about working together.
Joe Kent, a Trump-backed challenger against U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, said in an interview Friday he talked with Nick Fuentes last spring about helping his social media strategy, but has not associated with the 23-year-old racist activist any further.
Joe Kent, a Trump-backed challenger against U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, said in an interview Friday he talked with Nick Fuentes last spring about helping his social media strategy, but has not associated with the 23-year-old racist activist any further.
Congressional candidate Joe Kent distances from white nationalist amid social media spat
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Fuentes, who gained a social media following after participating in the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville in 2017, has become an emerging far-right figure. He organizes an annual political conference built around the “America First” movement and its “conviction in God,” according to its website.
Kent, who has been the conservative frontrunner among several Republicans hoping to unseat Beutler, said the call was set up by a consulting firm when he was starting to launch his campaign. He couldn’t specify which. “I don’t even remember who set it up,” he said.
“Once I announced I got hit up by a lot of different vendors, like political consultants, and people who do media specifically,” Kent said. “They come at you with a package like, ‘Hey we can get you more followers on social media, more amplification on social media … so it was one of those calls that he was on.”
The statement comes a day after Fuentes, who describes his ambitions as “fighting for a white majority,” posted a lengthy livestream where he described the phone call with Kent.
According to Fuentes, who could not be reached for comment, Kent told him “I love what you’re doing.” Fuentes said he and his organization — as well as his social media following — boosted Kent’s message."...
..."Fuentes, who gained a social media following after participating in the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville in 2017, has become an emerging far-right figure. He organizes an annual political conference built around the “America First” movement and its “conviction in God,” according to its website.
Kent, who has been the conservative frontrunner among several Republicans hoping to unseat Beutler, said the call was set up by a consulting firm when he was starting to launch his campaign. He couldn’t specify which. “I don’t even remember who set it up,” he said.
“Once I announced I got hit up by a lot of different vendors, like political consultants, and people who do media specifically,” Kent said. “They come at you with a package like, ‘Hey we can get you more followers on social media, more amplification on social media … so it was one of those calls that he was on.”
The statement comes a day after Fuentes, who describes his ambitions as “fighting for a white majority,” posted a lengthy livestream where he described the phone call with Kent.
According to Fuentes, who could not be reached for comment, Kent told him “I love what you’re doing.” Fuentes said he and his organization — as well as his social media following — boosted Kent’s message."...
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