The lion head logo appeared at the end of a 'Keep American Great' campaign video shared by the president on Wednesday.
has classified VDARE as a hate site. SPLC reported that VDARE grew out of the Center for American Unity, set up by British-American journalist Peter Brimelow in 1999. The group described itself as"a national non-profit educational organization dedicated to preserving our historical unity as Americans into the 21st Century."
VDARE is named after Virginia Dare, the first white English colonist born in the Americas in 1587. The organization's website"is a place where relatively intellectually inclined leaders of the anti-immigrant movement share their opinions," SPLC explained."VDARE.com also regularly publishes articles by prominent white nationalists, race scientists and anti-Semites," it added.at the 2016 Republican National Convention.
Tim Murtaugh, the Trump campaign communications director, dismissed any link between the campaign and white supremacist groups. He toldby email,"The president shared an independently-produced video that highlighted the strengths of the economy his policies have created." "Any conspiracy connected to white supremacy exists only in the fevered minds of reporters who will believe anything negative about the president."." The organization was established to ensure"the safety and security of #Trump supporters by exposing Far-Left infiltrators and saboteurs," according to its Twitter page, which bears the handle @lionsoftrump.
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