Posted on August 26, 2016

Why the ‘Alt-Right’ Is Coming Out of Online Chat Rooms to Support Trump

PBS Newshour, August 25, 2016

Donald Trump is appealing to voters who reject mainstream conservative ideals. These members of the so-called “alt-right” have typically taken their frustrations to the internet, rather than to the polls. John Yang interviews the Washington Free Beacon’s Matthew Continetti and The Washington Post’s David Weigel about the alt-right’s “hierarchical” tendencies and potential impact on conservatism.