EXCLUSIVE鈥疪EPORTING: Illinois GOP Official Affiliates with Extremist Groups & Shares Racist Posts
WASHINGTON, D.C. -鈥疉鈥 new investigative report released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center鈥檚鈥(人兽性交) Hatewatch reveals that an official in Illinois鈥 DuPage County Republican Party is a leader in a radical parent group, affiliates with extremist groups and has a history of bigoted rhetoric and sharing racist posts on social media.
Republican Precinct Committeeperson Terry Newsome, who frequently appears in local and national media, has a well-documented history of far-right activity.
鈥淚t is deeply troubling that Terry Newsome serves in a leadership position within the local Republican Party and, worse still, that he is often provided a platform by local and national media to spread his message of hate,鈥 said Jeff Tischauser, senior research analyst with the 人兽性交鈥檚 Intelligence Project, who wrote the report. 鈥淲hen local media presents his views without the context of his organized far-right activity, they鈥檙e unwittingly lending legitimacy to his extremism.鈥
The report details Newsome鈥檚 troubling activity, including his:
- Work leading a hard-right parents' group and collaboration with the radical parent group Moms for Liberty, both aimed at alienating 人兽性交+ students and preventing lessons on the nation鈥檚 long history of systemic racism.聽
- Ties to and activity with the Proud Boys.聽
- Active presence on hard-right social media, where he displays his extremist views and affiliations.聽
- Targeting of the 人兽性交 community, including his efforts to organize a local chapter of the anti-人兽性交 hate group MassResistance.聽
- Long history of attempting to shut down community events associated with 人兽性交+ inclusion, both through online platforms and in-person protest.聽
Read the full report here: /hatewatch/2022/11/30/illinois-radical-parent-activist-has-hate-group-ties-history-racist-posts