Arizona Republicans to Host White Nationalist Antisemite Nick Fuentes at Conference

Three Arizona county Republican parties — Maricopa, Pima and Yavapai — are among the sponsors of an event later this month called “Arizona College Republicans United” that features as its star attraction the white nationalist antisemite Nick Fuentes.

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At least that’s what organizers claimed.

On Tuesday Maricopa County Republican Committee issued a statement saying it “never authorized, sponsored, or promoted the upcoming July 30 College Republicans United convention. Any placement of ‘MCRC’ or ‘Maricopa GOP’ etc on anything associated with the CRU event is unauthorized. Thank you.”

Pima County Republicans issued a similar statement.

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The event as promoted didn’t only feature Fuentes.

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Among the invited cranks and crackpots is the fur hat and horns wearing QAnon Shaman, Jake Chansley, who did jail time for his participation in the attack on the U.S. Capitol, as well as former Republican state legislator Liz Harris, who was expelled from the state House of Representatives by fellow Republicans after she invited a witness to a hearing who spewed all manner false charges about lawmakers and other state officials.

But Fuentes gets top billing.

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Fuentes created the America First Political Action Conference, which has drawn a number of Republican politicians, including Arizona U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar and state Sen. Wendy Rogers.

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