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CPAC: Kleen Kut Klansmen and the Power They Wield Under Trump
The Klan hoods came and Nazi symbolism was replaced with red hats at the Conservative Political Action Conference
It should come as no surprise that Steve Bannon did a Nazi salute — seemingly following Elon Musk’s lead — at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). That he did it just after calling for a third term for President Donald Trump was obviously intentional. Trump’s acolytes have made their fascistic motivations well-known while following the Project 2025 blueprint that mimics the political strategy of a certain historical figure with a funny mustache.
At CPAC, they fully exposed themselves and immigrants were the targets.
The salute is essentially the final step to show the world who they are as they boast about a presidential cabinet that’s a who’s who of Christian white nationalists — a Ku Klux Klan meeting without hoods; a Nazi rally with red hats replacing swastikas. Although, at this rate, swastikas and burning crosses…
