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Spencer is known mainly for his role in organizing the ''Unite the Right'' rally in [[Charlottesville]], [[Virginia]]. Spencer appeared and spoke at the rally, and was recorded after the event using racial epithets in a maniacal, hateful rant, saying: "Little f---ing kikes. They get ruled by people like me. Little f---ing octaroons. My ancestors f---ing enslaved those little pieces of f---ing s--t."<ref>https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/richard-spencer-s-leaked-racist-tirade-provides-a-look-into-the-fractured-state-of-the-us-alt-right-movement</ref> [[Neo-Nazis]], [[KKK]] members, and other violent white supremacists were present, as well as normal, peaceful attendees not affiliated with these groups, to protest the removal of the [[Robert E. Lee]] statue, resulting in much violence and culminating in self-identified white supremacist James Alex Fields Jr. intentionally ramming his car into a crowd of people, killing one woman, Heather Heyer, and injuring 35 other people.  

Spencer is known mainly for his role in organizing the ''Unite the Right'' rally in [[Charlottesville]], [[Virginia]]. Spencer appeared and spoke at the rally, and was recorded after the event using racial epithets in a maniacal, hateful rant, saying: "Little f---ing kikes. They get ruled by people like me. Little f---ing octaroons. My ancestors f---ing enslaved those little pieces of f---ing s--t."<ref>https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/richard-spencer-s-leaked-racist-tirade-provides-a-look-into-the-fractured-state-of-the-us-alt-right-movement</ref> [[Neo-Nazis]], [[KKK]] members, and other violent white supremacists were present, as well as normal, peaceful attendees not affiliated with these groups, to protest the removal of the [[Robert E. Lee]] statue, resulting in much violence and culminating in self-identified white supremacist James Alex Fields Jr. intentionally ramming his car into a crowd of people, killing one woman, Heather Heyer, and injuring 35 other people.  

Spencer has supported numerous Leftist [[Democrat]]s, including [[John Kerry]] in the [[2004 presidential election]] and [[Andrew Yang]] in the [[2020 Democrat primaries]].<ref>https://www.dallasnews.com/news/elections/2017/10/19/alt-right-leader-richard-spencer-has-voted-for-democrats-in-the-past-including-john-kerry/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrat-andrew-yang-garners-support-from-white-nationalists</ref>  Spencer denies being a [[Neo-Nazi]] or member of the [[KKK]]<ref>https://youtu.be/9rh1dhur4aI?t=14</ref> and advocates for the creation of a white ethnostate, which he calls a safe space for [[white people]]. <ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/11/richard-spencer-speech-npi/508379/</ref>  Former Alt-Right advocate [[Vox Day]] had rejected the notion that Spencer was Alt-Right, and provided evidence to Spencer being a [[leftist]].<ref>[https://voxday.blogspot.com/2017/10/dicky-spencers-dance-party.html Dicky Spencer's Dance Party]</ref>

Spencer has supported numerous Leftist [[Democrat]]s, including [[John Kerry]] in the [[2004 presidential election]] and [[Andrew Yang]] in the [[2020 Democrat primaries]].<ref>https://www.dallasnews.com/news/elections/2017/10/19/alt-right-leader-richard-spencer-has-voted-for-democrats-in-the-past-including-john-kerry/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrat-andrew-yang-garners-support-from-white-nationalists</ref>  Spencer denies being a [[Neo-Nazi]] or member of the [[KKK]]<ref>https://youtu.be/9rh1dhur4aI?t=14</ref> and advocates for the creation of a white ethnostate, which he calls a safe space for [[white people]]. <ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/11/richard-spencer-speech-npi/508379/</ref>  Former Alt-Right advocate [[Vox Day]] had rejected the notion that Spencer was Alt-Right, and provided evidence to Spencer being a [[leftist]].<ref>[https://voxday.net/2017/10/18/dicky-spencers-dance-party/ Dicky Spencer's Dance Party]</ref>

In a January 8, 2020 episode of [[ABC]] talk show ''[[The View]]'', a Spencer tweet bashing [[President Trump]] was highlighting. In response, the show's leftist female hosts and studio audience, in their [[Trump Derangement Syndrome]], rooted him on.<ref>[https://www.westernjournal.com/audience-view-literally-cheers-white-supremacist-anti-trump/ Audience of 'The View' Literally Cheers White Supremacist Because He's Anti-Trump]</ref>  

In a January 8, 2020 episode of [[ABC]] talk show ''[[The View]]'', a Spencer tweet bashing [[President Trump]] was highlighting. In response, the show's leftist female hosts and studio audience, in their [[Trump Derangement Syndrome]], rooted him on.<ref>[https://www.westernjournal.com/audience-view-literally-cheers-white-supremacist-anti-trump/ Audience of 'The View' Literally Cheers White Supremacist Because He's Anti-Trump]</ref>