Close video White supremacists invigorated by Trump win Jonathan Greenblatt, C.E.O. of the Anti-Defamation League, talks with Rachel Maddow about the new sense of empowerment white nationalist groups are showing in connection with the election of Donald Trump to the presidency. Jonathan Greenblatt, C.E.O. of the Anti-Defamation League, talks with Rachel Maddow about the new sense of empowerment white nationalist groups are showing in connection with the election of Donald Trump to the presidency. share tweet email Embed



He added that his movement has “a psychic connection, or you can say a deeper connection, with Donald Trump in a way that we simply do not have with most Republicans.”



And while delivering his speech, several of the radical attendees responded



Obviously, for decent people, the display was gut-wrenching, as is the fact that Spencer and others are trying to add a professional/academic veneer to white nationalism. But what about the Republican president-elect these extremists were so eager to “hail”?



Donald Trump Over the weekend, the National Policy Institute – a radical group with an anodyne name – held an event in D.C. that was more than a little alarming. As Rachel noted on the show last night, the white-supremacist gathering featured remarks from its leader, Richard Spencer, who not only argued that white people are intended to conquer, but also declared, “Hail Trump” and “Hail our people.”He added that his movement has “a psychic connection, or you can say a deeper connection, with Donald Trump in a way that we simply do not have with most Republicans.”And while delivering his speech, several of the radical attendees responded with Nazi salutes Obviously, for decent people, the display was gut-wrenching, as is the fact that Spencer and others are trying to add a professional/academic veneer to white nationalism. But what about the Republican president-elect these extremists were so eager to “hail”?Donald Trump faced repeated calls yesterday to condemn the gathering, and by late yesterday afternoon, his spokesperson issued a statement on the matter.

“President-elect Trump has continued to denounce racism of any kind and he was elected because he will be a leader for every American. To think otherwise is a complete misrepresentation of the movement that united Americans from all backgrounds.”