The 38-year-old, who has been discussing his extremist views for years in relative obscurity, quickly became a totem for liberal fears – and far-right hopes – that Trump’s victory in the presidential election would promote a pro-white, anti-multicultural agenda into the mainstream.
On Tuesday, Spencer described the Republican president-elect as “a kind of alt-right hero”, even if not a supporter, “because Donald Trump was the first step towards identity politics in the United States … The alt-right is fundamentally about identity, the Trump campaign was fundamentally about identity, we’re connected to him.”
