At a rally in Phoenix hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday night, footage from attendees shows a man in the elevated area behind Sanders unveil a Nazi flag while Sanders is speaking. The man is a self-identifying Nazi YouTuber.

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A Nazi showed up to Bernie's rally tonight with a swastika flag.



Subtle reminder that Bernie would be the first Jewish POTUS.



Bernie was born in '41, as the Nazis murdered millions of Jews. His election would be a historic repudiation of white supremacy.pic.twitter.com/51h9DLhjzM — Samuel D. Finkelstein II (@CANCEL_SAM) March 6, 2020

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The act was a hate crime that seemed to attack Sanders’ Jewish heritage.

According to Twitter user @ladawn, the flag was forcefully taken from the man by another attendee as the man was ejected from the rally.

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Although it was later confirmed that Sanders never saw the flag, he was made aware of it shortly thereafter and had this to say regarding the commotion the protester incited, via BuzzFeed News’ Ruby Cramer: “Whoever it was, I think they’re a little outnumbered tonight.”

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“The senator is aware of the flag with the swastika on it and is disturbed by it,” Sanders spokesman @cascamike says. The protester was behind Sanders while he was speaking, but aides told him about it afterward. https://t.co/MVmmdJCr2z — Ruby Cramer (@rubycramer) March 6, 2020

The narrative of Sanders’ mean online supporters has long been a part of the online discourse. The incident was seen by some as an example of actually dangerous harassment as others attempted to trivialize the situation.

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“A Nazi flag to harass the man who would be the first Jewish president. Don’t talk to me about emojis hurting your feelings and Bernie’s supporters being uniquely bad,” wrote Kyle Kulinski, host of the Secular Talk YouTube channel.

A Nazi flag to harass the man who would be the first Jewish president. Don't talk to me about emojis hurting your feelings and Bernie's supporters being uniquely bad. https://t.co/fzcpju6yhT — Secular Talk (@KyleKulinski) March 6, 2020

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As we discuss online meanness, we should all to remember that we’re up against horrific forces of hate in the real world, & to defeat it, we’re going to have to come together.



In a moment of rising white supremacy & antisemitism, I cant imagine a better leader than Bernie. https://t.co/aTtPR8QSvI — Briahna Joy Gray (@briebriejoy) March 6, 2020

more people denying that there were Nazis at Bernie’s rally, downplaying it, then calling people worried about Nazis attacking a Jewish politician “delicate Bernouts” crying that the sky is falling over “one guy with a Nazi flag”. pic.twitter.com/BJRxmRM7sX — Alexander (@purplechrain) March 6, 2020

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Footage also shows the perpetrator of the incident after he was thrown out shouting racial slurs at people outside the rally.

WARNING: awful, derogatory language. ⚠️ Man just Kicked out of #BernieSanders rally. The guy in white shirt got into it with Bernie supporter, calls him N-word. Unclear what led to this. @SenSanders #Arizona #BernieForPresident #BernieRally pic.twitter.com/xr8Fe5Lqzd — Nicole Grigg (@NicoleSGrigg) March 6, 2020

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The perpetrator has self-identified as Nazi YouTuber Robert Sterkeson through his channel. “This is me at a Bernie Sanders rally unfurling the Swastika behind him right as he came out. Footage on tomorrow’s episode!” wrote Sterkeson through a post on the channel.

“I hate Jews, Muslims, Mexicans, and n*****s. The thing is, I’m a Nazi, but I want to be your Nazi,” says Sterkeson in a campaign ad for his 2024 presidential bid.

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A video where Sterkeson makes death threats was uploaded on Nov. 6, 2018, and has not been removed by YouTube for its clear community guidelines violation. “Let’s make America white again,” says Sterkeson to close out the video.

The rest of Sterkeson’s YouTube content is mostly gameplay videos with various references to “clown world,” a racist dog whistle and meme of the so-called “alt-right,” a loosely centralized collective of white supremacists. Sterkeson admits that if he uploaded more political content to YouTube, he would be banned. Due to this, he uploads the majority of his political content to BitChute, a video-hosting alternative that houses his videos such as “The BombIslam.com Show” and “New Zealand Christchurch mosque shooting… in Minecraft!”

Disclosure: Ignacio Martinez supports Bernie Sanders for president.