BREAKING: Trump Makes MAJOR Move To Protect US Citizens – Media Refusing To Report
The mainstream media is a sick shell of what they once were.
It seems like they have little to no regard for anyone not agreeing with them.
Fox News is reporting that President Trump has cut the number of refugees coming into
our country in HALF.
Statistics show that when Obama was in office, we let 25,000 refugees right in our front
door, no questions asked.
Now, the vetting process IS working.
Up until this point, the countries where the most refugees have come from have been Syria,
Iraq, Somalia, Myanmar, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Two of these countries also happen to be a part of Trump's (now infamous) travel ban.
The travel ban was signed into law via an executive order shortly after Trump's inauguration.
The order put a temporary ban on refugee admissions from specific countries like Iraq and Syria.
As you can imagine, the left went wild.
There were protests in the streets, people were obstructing airports — how pathetic.
Liberals are claiming that by enacting this travel ban, Trump is causing problems for
travelers around the world, and promoting "racist" behavior.
If the left were SO worried about how people were going to travel, they wouldn't be harassing
the airlines, and causing people to miss their flights!
Eventually, the travel ban was shot down by the 9th Circuit Court, but Trump persisted
with his America-first initiative.
He sent the legislation straight to the Supreme Court — maybe, finally, this issue will
find resolution.
It looks like the number of refugees entering our country each month is set to drop drastically
over the next several years.
It's crucial for us to keep refugee numbers under control.
In March, Trump asked the Secretary of State to deliver a full report on the long-term
operating costs of the United States Refugee Admissions Program at the federal, state,
and local levels.
The president, during his campaign, told us he was going to start focusing on AMERICA
again.
So far, we're beyond pleased.
We NEED this kind of motivation in our country.
We needed this to get some of the patriots up out of their ruts after a devastating eight
years under President Obama.
You have to admire Trump for his vision for the future, and the way it all seems to be
coming together — despite the left trying to throw a wrench in the gears every step
of the way.
Together, the patriots of this country can overcome ANYTHING they try to throw at us.
We'll see a sharp drop in our refugee numbers, and our country is going to come alive like
never before.
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N. Korea, U.S. likely to look for common ground on denuclearization, security guarantee - Duration: 1:59.
Last week's repatriation of U.S. soldiers remains from the Korean War has helped rekindle
some momentum into North Korea-U.S. relations that seemed to have stalled in recent weeks.
It's hoped that the two sides can now make more progress towards North Korea's denuclearization,
as well as talks over security guarantees that Pyongyang wants from Washington.
Our Oh Jung-hee has this report.
Now that North Korea has returned more of the remains of American soldiers who died
in the Korean War... attention falls on how Pyongyang and Washington will proceed with
denuclearization talks.
Though Friday's repatriation is not directly relevant to Pyongyang's denuclearization,...
it's widely seen that the move did help both sides build trust... and therefore, could
have a positive effect on their denuclearization dialogue.
Since the June 12th summit in Singapore, North Korea and the U.S. have had difficulty moving
forward on the denuclearization front.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Pyongyang for the third time... but could
not meet Kim Jong-un... and after his visit, the North claimed Washington was making unilateral
demands about denuclearization and inspections.
Pyongyang began dismantling key facilities at its Sohae Satellite Launching Station -- believed
to have been the regime's key ICBM test site -- but at the same time, pressed Washington
and Seoul to declare a formal end to the Korean War.
From here on, it's expected that North Korea and the U.S. will focus on finding a middle
ground between the U.S. giving the regime a security guarantee through measures like
ending the Korean War... and Pyongyang taking steps to denuclearize.
This week, the foreign ministers of the two Koreas, the U.S., and China will all be attending
the ASEAN Regional Forum in Singapore.
Their meetings, bilateral or otherwise, could help add momentum to the Pyongyang-Washington
denuclearization talks.
Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News.
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UNITED STATES vs ARAB LEAGUE - Military Power Comparison (2018) - Duration: 3:31.
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U.S. paid no money to North Korea for the repatriation of remains of American troops - Duration: 2:24.
North Korea returned 55 sets of remains to the U.S last Friday.
And while reports and government officials said that the U.S. had previously reimbursed
the search and return cost for Pyongyang, that doesn't seem to be the case this time.
Lee Ji-won starts us off.
The U.S. says it paid no money to North Korea for the return of the remains of American
troops last week.
According to CNN on Saturday, the U.S. State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said
that the Secretary of Defense does have the authority to reimburse the North, or any other
country, for expenses associated with the recovery and storage of remains.
But in this instance, she said, North Korea did not ask for money and no money changed
hands.
She went on to say that the repatriation was a tangible step toward fulfilling the commitment
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made to President Donald Trump in Singapore last month.
The remains handed over were in 55 boxes brought back on an American military plane that flew
to the North to pick them up.
Prior to the return, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency official had said that, though the
U.S. government does not pay any government or individual for the remains of missing Americans,...
it is authorized to reimburse the North for the costs of the operation, from recovery
to return.
A Congressional Research Service report showed that Washington paid 28 million U.S. dollars
to North Korea as reimbursement for the recovery of remains returned between1996 and 2005.
North Korea experts say the fact that Pyongyang did not request monetary compensation this
time is unusual.
Some say Kim Jong-un wants to show his decisiveness and sincerity in implementing the agreements
made with the U.S., which would also encourage Washington to do its part.
There are also suggestions that it could be as the North knows the U.S. would not be able
to pay them right now anyway.
"Giving cash to North Korea could be a violation of the sanctions.
It's ambiguous,... but it would surely be hard for the U.S. to do that while it urges
other countries to comply with the sanctions."
The expert said Pyongyang might ask for compensation later if their ties get better, and he also
noted that, in the past, reimbursement was paid later, after the soldiers were identified
from their DNA.
Lee Ji-won, Arirang News.
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U.S. prohibits use of term 'CVID' in negotiations with N. Korea: Asahi - Duration: 0:49.
The Trump administration reportedly ordered its officials to not use the expression "complete,
verifiable, irreversible denuclearization" in negotiations with North Korea.
Quoting U.S. government officials,....
Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun reported on Sunday that the order came early this month...
and said, it was meant not to pressure North Korea.
Before the June 12th summit in Singapore...., Washington had used the term "CVID" many times...
but the joint statement mentioned only "complete denuclearization."
Since then, key officials from Washington have used the term FFVD instead... which means
"final, fully verified denuclearization."
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has explained that the meaning of FFVD is not weaker than
CVID... and that the U.S. goal of North Korea's denuclearization has not changed.
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BETTER THAN UNITED STATES OF SMASH? MY HERO ACADEMIA TWO HEROES MOVIE SPOILERS - Duration: 8:16.
what could be better than All Might's United States of smash? So what's up guys Foxen
here! Time for a spoiler filled breakdown and
review of that huge moment at the end of the movie. It's still not even out in
Japan yet so you got to find out everything here first. To kick this movie
off if you get this action scene with the flashback from young all might. At
this point all might just happened to be in the u.s. of course you see him with
this best buddy David. Let me just say that seeing young all might was pretty
sweet. All Might in his prime is practically
Superman. Forget about all Might not being able to fly. It doesn't really matter he
jumps back and forth so fast. Even if you tried to bomb him midair All Might
could just punch forward and block everything with shockwaves so you get a
full taste of that. AsAall might is trying to stop some robbers in the
beginning in this movie you do get two new smashes from All Might. One of them
being the Carolina smash and the California smash. Honestly nothing that
impressive but he do get two new smashes out of this movie. As for the second
flashback in this movie you gotta see it an even younger all might when he met
David. At this point all my was the student any rescued David one day when
there was his lab accident on the way out of this lab fire you see all my
clothes get ripped off I'm sure some of you will enjoy that at this point David
toward all might that he'd be in charge of baking him a new suit as for some of
the heroes you get to see in the movie there's two that I recall first off is a
literal Godzilla I think they actually call him Godzilla low in the movie which
is really just Godzilla with this coat and some pens he's quite big too
unfortunately don't expect this guy to do anything he just passes by in the
background and one of the flashbacks you actually do see this cowgirl superhero
in the u.s. I recall this cowgirl superhero growing huge like mountain
girl and then turning into this giant bull or camping as for that Island from
the trailer so get this this is some remote island where a bunch of
scientists are there just inventing a bunch of hero gadgets all might just
happens to take Degel with him as his plus-one
this occurs brings up the question about how everyone else gets on the island for
Bakugan shuttle and both of these were in the top two in that sports tournament
so naturally they got invited to the island oh and Kadesh mom was also there
he just tagged along with vodka goo as for great boy and community both of
these guys had part-time jobs there and then he had Momo choco and the rest of
the girls Momo is there cuz well she's rich and then she invited the others as
for that armband thing that deco got in the trailer so that girl meets up with
melissa soon as they get onto the island after a short training exercise Melissa
notices that deck whose power is similar to all mines so she has an idea
Melissa actually made this hero gadget year's bag to potentially help all might
one day that hero gadget is that red van you saw a lot of you may have already
thought about this too when watching the trailer they emphasized when deco gets
it that it could probably handle one for all power at one or percent three times
and then they repeated a couple more times throughout the movie surprising no
one of course is thing breaks by the end to be fair I really don't think it got
abused at all though besides the finale deck over they only used it to smash the
side of a building anyway let me also mention this about mr. popular Deku in
this movie Deku is really popular with the ladies as a start deck who gets
really friendly with Melissa he even gets a personal tour from her for the
island at one point Oh choco and other girls up here and the deck was starts to
get worried about trying to find some explanation about why he's alone with
Melissa oh and later at one point in the movie Melissa falls on top of Deku or
should I say lands on top of Deku to be fair that's after Deku smashed something
next up the story what is going on in this movie if you've seen the trailer
you can pretty much already guess what it is
you got all these scientists and heroes on this island and then they're having
this grand opening event at nighttime all this is happening and the villains
take over so right here you have all my being restrained by some special wires
it's pretty clear that Oh mine could break out of these except he has told
that if he tries anything they'll kill everyone else there so all mine is
pretty much stuck thankfully at this point the students having got into the
actual event yet everyone's really split into two groups before they event you
got the main group that includes Deku or Chaco and the rest of the people and
then you have Baca Cole kitty Shima and Shoto no story from here
goes on with the groups trying to get to the top of the tower
every so often you have some machines or villains to try to stop them on a floor
part of the group gets left behind and the rest continue going up like I said
it might not spoil a review a totally simple story
next up the villain or should I say villains recall that guy from the
trailer well here's the major twist in the movie turns out that the father was
behind the whole takeover you find out that in the past the government had
taken all his research and locked it up somewhere inside the island vault
what was that research it was some way to enhance the users quark
pretty much quark steroids now here is the other twist the reason David was
doing all of this was that he knew that all might as a symbol of peace but
potentially disappeared really soon he wanted to get his invention and research
to potentially help all might however you have Davis assistant that back
stamps Inman turns out that he actually hired real villains to steal the quark
enhancement so that he could make a profit
however as expected the villain back stabs them both he shoots the assistant
and then he tries to escape with David to mass produced his quark technology
this is that shot from the trailer of them trying to escape on the helicopter
thankfully at this point all my shows up at this point you had the full metal
alchemist villain that puts on that enhancement technology he's basically on
hero of steroids at this point in the movie oh wait there's more
recall from the trailer that all-4-one is brought up apparently this full metal
villain got in touch with him before this so-called fake heist
all-4-one was all for causing all my some trouble so he gave this villain a
couple of enhancements this all leads to all my trying to take this guy on solo
eventually all mine runs into some trouble so you have tech who show to
embargo at jumping in this all these up to the best moment in the movie you have
deco I don't mind doing a double Detroit smash yeah you heard that right a
freaking team effort by the one for all team which is just so amazing like I
said before this is on the level or better than the United States a smash
moment for a lot of people this double smash will top it anyway the movie ends
happily ever after you do have this nice moment between David and his daughter
that's a parallel to all mine and Deku as for all their little things worth
noting let me touch on Baku go you actually have hints of Baku go cheering
for all might in his way oh so right here they do develop
kitties my mbaku goes friendship even more he got both of them sleeping in the
same room kitty she might even picks out a suit for his best body at one point
you also have Bakugan show though teaming up to defeat two villains one of
the villains here is pretty much as Hulk type of dude that's purple thanks to
this this is part of the reason that bakugan shot though get a bunch of
screen time as for the girls honestly nothing too memorable yah mo more
reusing that electric cloth from season 1 and then for our choco her biggest
moment is helping both deco and Melissa get to the top of the building with her
quirk since they couldn't take the elevator honestly fricking great boy has
a more memorable moment than to them which is him scaling a wall trust me is
funny in the movie by the way besides the double detroy smash you also do get
a glimpse of Deku shoots down in the movie in the part where he teams up with
all mine you see deco utilizing some of its kicks it's not a lot but it is there
anyway I think that's about everything so let me hear from me now question of
the day really try to picture it do you think that's dealt with the Troy smash
moment will be better for you than the United States of smash and after hearing
the full spoilers do you still want to see this in theaters by the way if you
still have any questions about the movie post them below
anyway definitely dealt with the show of smash that thumbs up and subscribe if
you're new here you can watch 5 new anime videos here every week from right
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also not miss my latest juicy video on attack on Titan you know see you guys
later
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أين يقع تمثال الحرية؟ U.S. Naturalization Test (5) 2018 - Duration: 14:56.
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BREAKING Boom! U S District Attorney Announcement…Will Pursue TREASON Charges Against OBAMA! - Duration: 10:49.
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U.S. paid no money to North Korea for the repatriation of remains of American troops - Duration: 1:46.
North Korea returned 55 sets of soldiers' remains to the U.S on Friday.
And while reports and government officials have said that Pyongyang had been reimbursed
for related caosts, it appears that no money was exchanged this time around.
Lee Ji-won has more.
The U.S. says it made no payments to North Korea for the return of the remains of American
troops last week.
Answering a question from South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, the U.S. State Department spokesperson
Heather Nauert wrote that the Secretary of Defense has the authority to reimburse the
North, or any other country, for expenses associated with the recovery and storage of
remains.
But in this instance, it said North Korea did not ask for money and no money was exchanged.
The message went on to say that the repatriation was part of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's
commitment to the promise he made to U.S. President Donald Trump and that it is one
of the palpable implementations of the Joint Statement, agreed by the two leaders in Singapore
last month.
This comes after North Korea on Friday returned 55 boxes of remains of American soldiers killed
in the Korean War.
Prior to the return, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency official had said that, though the
U.S. government does not pay any government or individual for the remains of missing Americans,...
it is authorized to reimburse the North for the costs of the operation, from recovery
to return.
A Congressional Research Service report showed that Washington paid 28 million U.S. dollars
to North Korea for the recovery of remains between 1996 and 2005, as a reimbursement
for the costs of their joint field activities.
Lee Ji-won, Arirang News.
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Trump's China tariffs are beginning to hit US consumers: Ed Mills - Duration: 6:00.
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N. Korea, U.S. likely to look for common ground on denuclearization, security guarantee - Duration: 1:55.
And the main pledges from the Singapore summit -- North Korea's denuclearization, and what
it will get in return.
The repatriation may have added some momentum to that front.
It's now expected that the North and the U.S. will get back to work on denuclearization...
and the security guarantee Pyongyang wants from Washington.
Oh Jung-hee has more details.
Now that North Korea has returned more of the remains of American soldiers who died
in the Korean War... attention falls on how Pyongyang and Washington will proceed with
denuclearization talks.
Though Friday's repatriation is not directly relevant to Pyongyang's denuclearization,...
it's widely seen that the move did help both sides build trust... and therefore, could
have a positive effect on their denuclearization dialogue.
Since the June 12th summit in Singapore, North Korea and the U.S. have had difficulty moving
forward on the denuclearization front.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Pyongyang for the third time... but could
not meet Kim Jong-un... and after his visit, the North claimed Washington was making unilateral
demands about denuclearization and inspections.
Pyongyang began dismantling key facilities at its Sohae Satellite Launching Station -- believed
to have been the regime's key ICBM test site -- but at the same time, pressed Washington
and Seoul to declare a formal end to the Korean War.
From here on, it's expected that North Korea and the U.S. will focus on finding a middle
ground between the U.S. giving the regime a security guarantee through measures like
ending the Korean War... and Pyongyang taking steps to denuclearize.
This week, the foreign ministers of the two Koreas, the U.S., and China will all be attending
the ASEAN Regional Forum in Singapore.
Their meetings, bilateral or otherwise, could help add momentum to the Pyongyang-Washington
denuclearization talks.
Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News.
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7/29/18 9:39 AM (US-95 & Veterans Memorial Hwy, Las Vegas, NV 89166, USA) - Duration: 6:09.
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US confirms drones in Niger have striking capabilities - Duration: 2:47.
DAKAR, Senegal – The United States started arming drones in the West African nation of Niger earlier this year, according to the U
S. Africa Command. "In coordination with the Government of Niger, U.S. Africa Command has armed intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft already in Niger to improve our combined ability to respond to threats and other security issues in the region
Armed ISR aircraft began flying in early 2018," Samantha Reho, spokeswoman for U
S. Africa Command, told The Associated Press. The armed drones are currently deployed to Niger's Air Base 101 in Niamey
The effort was supported by Niger, and is part of the long-term strategic partnership between the U
S. and Niger to help counter violent extremists in the region, she said. As a matter of operational security, Reho said she could not discuss whether strikes have already been carried out by the armed drones
MQ-9 drones currently flying out of Niger's capital will eventually be moved to Nigerien Air Base 201, which is being built in Agadez, on the scorching edge of the Sahara Desert
The new base is part of efforts by the U.S. to battle the growing extremist threat in Africa's vast Sahel
The $110 million project is the largest troop labor construction project in U.S. history, according to Air Force officials
Adding striking capabilities to the drones is a major step forward in the fight against extremist threats that include al-Qaida-linked fighters in Mali and Burkina Faso, Islamic State group-affiliated fighters in Niger, Mali and Nigeria and the Nigeria-based Boko Haram
The drones have a range enabling them to reach a number of West and North African countries
The U.S. military received approval from Niger to arm drones months after an October ambush by Islamic State group-linked extremists killed four U
S. soldiers and four Nigerien soldiers just outside the village of Tongo Tongo. Two American soldiers and eight Nigerien forces were also wounded in the attack by more than 100 militants
The U.S. air force has said that intelligence gathering by the drones can also be used by Niger and other U
S. partners for prosecuting extremists. ___ Follow Carley Petesch on Twitter at https://twitter
com/carleypetesch
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7/22/18 6:52 AM (2406 US-81, Fairmont, NE 68354, USA) - Duration: 3:00.
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TSA Tracking Traveling U.S. Citizens - Duration: 0:26.
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Sessions: US Culture 'Less Hospitable to People of Faith' | Political News - Duration: 1:45.
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US teen studying abroad drowns while swimming in Israel - Duration: 3:49.
A 19-year-old University of Kentucky student on a study-abroad program drowned when she and two friends got caught in a strong current while swimming in the Mediterranean Sea in Israel, according to reports
The tragedy comes just months after TeNiya Elmore Jones, who just earned a spot at her school's pre-med program, lost her 22-year-old brother in a double homicide in her hometown of Fort Myers, Florida
Jones was taking a late-night swim with the two other students when she disappeared off a beach at the Tel Aviv suburb of Bat Yam just after midnight Saturday, the Times of Israel reported
The two other swimmers managed to swim back to shore, but Jones went missing. A search-and-rescue effort that included divers was launched, but the young woman's body washed up in Tel Aviv early Monday
Jones, a University of Kansas sophomore, was wrapping up a seven-week exchange program in Amman, Jordan, where she studied Arabic, according to the Lexington Herald Leader
She and her friends – including several students from her school and West Virginia University – decided to take a weekend trip to Israel before returning to the US next week
Jones, who was majoring in biology and Islamic studies, had just earned a spot in her school's pre-med program, her mother Tosha Thomas-Mora told The News-Press of Fort Myers
"She was supposed to start on Aug. 23," Thomas-Mora said before breaking down in tears
Thomas-Mora said she exchanged late-night texts this weekend with her daughter, who told her she was "in for the night" – but eight hours later, an official at the Council on International Educational Exchange called to inform her that Jones was missing
"She's a decent swimmer," Thomas-Mora said before her daughter's body was found
But "the furthest I've known her to go is to stand and wade at the shore of the water and take pictures
" The distraught mom – whose son, Samuel Jones Jr. 22, was shot and killed in a double homicide in Fort Myers in December – said she has received an outpouring of support from her daughter's high school classmates and fellow college students
"It just shows who TeNiya is. She is loved. You were easily attracted to her personality," Thomas-Mora, who has another daughter, 3-year-old Naomi Ruth Mora, told The News-Press
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One-on-One: Acting Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin - Duration: 5:40.
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Nazis, racists, bigots: Extremism on US ballot in 2018 - Duration: 7:36.
Nazis, racists, bigots: Extremism on US ballot in 2018
Nazis, racists, bigots: Extremism on US ballot in 2018.
Arthur Jones is an avowed Nazi.
John Fitzgerald says the Holocaust is a myth.
Rick Tyler wants to "make America white again." Their fringe ideas are reminiscent of another age, but the unapologetic men who espouse them are all on US election ballots in 2018.
Extremism and bigotry, even outright white supremacy and anti-Semitism, have found new lives in 21st century US politics and the era of President Donald Trump, beyond just the toxic rhetoric of a few little-known cranks.
They have received more exposure this year on the national stage than at any time in recent memory.
And the mainly conservative proponents of hate running for office are proving to be a major embarrassment for the Republican Party.
In Illinois, Jones, who called the Holocaust "the biggest, blackest lie in history" and once ran a newspaper ad with a large swastika in the middle, is the Republican candidate for Congress, after he won the party primary by running unopposed in a largely Democratic district.
Russel Walker, running for a seat in North Carolina's state house, proclaims "there is nothing wrong with being a racist" and that Jews are "descendants of Satan." In Wisconsin, Paul Nehlen, the leading Republican running to fill the seat in Congress currently held by retiring Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, has emerged as a leader of the alt-right movement, someone who critics warn wants to provide white nationalists and anti-Semites a stronger foothold in US culture and politics.
And the campaign website for Tyler, a Trump supporter running for Congress in Tennessee, depicts the Confederate flag flying atop the White House.
One of his campaign billboards read: "Make America White Again." Experts say there is an unprecedented number of openly bigoted candidates this year, and that their chief enabler may well be the president of the United States himself.
"Trump's unorthodox use of racism-related and anti-Muslim stuff -- all of that bigoted language -- has opened a door in politics that wasn't there before," Heidi Beirich, who as an expert at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has been tracking hate groups since 1999, told AFP.
"We've always had a smattering of neo-Nazis.
but this is ratcheting the situation up much higher than it was before." No more 'taboos'? Overt bigotry by a candidate would spell his or her "death knell" up until recently, Beirich said.
But in today's hyper partisan political environment, such rhetoric may no longer be a deal breaker.
"By blowing through those taboos, and winning the presidency, Trump has shown a path to electoral success that people assumed wouldn't work," she said.
This bigotry has spread into public life.
Several incidents caught on video showing white people calling the police on African-Americans going about their business have gone viral.
One, which showed two young men dragged out of a Starbucks coffee shop in handcuffs, helped spark a national dialogue about race.
The racial and ethnic divides are on clear political display in places like Virginia, where the Republican Senate nominee, the anti-immigration county supervisor Corey Stewart, is under fire for his provocative associations.
Stewart has praised Nehlen as "one of my personal heroes," and has appeared with Jason Kessler, the man who organized a deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville last August.
However Stewart has since disavowed both men, and the move may have swayed some voters.
On June 20 he won the Republican Senate primary.
Last week he found himself on the debate stage with Democratic Senator Tim Kaine -- Hillary Clinton's 2016 vice presidential nominee -- where Stewart insisted "there's not a racist bone in my body." But he maintained he is a vigorous defender of Virginia "heritage," and strongly opposes the removal of any Confederate monuments.
Extremist candidates tend to flourish when they and their supporters feel unrepresented and ignored by the mainstream US parties, either the GOP or Democrats.
In 2016 Trump appealed to millions of such blue collar voters, unemployed coal miners or factory workers or farmers whom Trump labeled the "forgotten man." They felt betrayed by globalization and US trade agreements, worried about illegal immigration, and mindful that their communities were changing.
Stewart says Democrats had the chance to reach those voters.
But their failure to do so helped contribute to a scenario where far-right candidates can thrive.
Democrats "abandoned the working guy," Stewart told CNN.
"They slammed the door in their face, and now it's president Trump and the new Republican Party that is supporting working Americans." The GOP has disavowed several extremist candidates, including Jones and Nehlen.
But the SPLC's Beirich says Trump's embrace of controversial Republicans like former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who ran concentration camp-like jails for undocumented immigrants and is now running for Senate after being pardoned by Trump, is dog-whistle messaging to his party's fringe elements that there is space for them in political discourse.
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