Podcasts Culture The Audio Long Read From the archive: Trumps useful thugs: how the Republican party offered a home to the Proud Boys

From the archive: Trumps useful thugs: how the Republican party offered a home to the Proud Boys

Published: May 22, 2024, 4 a.m.

We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2021: Early in Trump\u2019s presidency, emboldened neo-Nazi and fascist groups came out into the open but were met with widespread revulsion. So the tactics of the far right changed, becoming more insidious \u2013 and much more successful. By Brendan O\u2019Connor. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod