Samantha Bee interviews former neo-Nazi whose group fights extremism—then had funds cut by Trump
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee doesn't come back until September.
But it couldn't wait until then to air this clip about Life After Hate -- a non-profit founded by former far-right extremists that works "with individuals who wish to leave a life of hate."
The Obama administration awarded the group $400,000 to fight violent extremism, but that funding was pulled by the Trump White House.
"White people created this problem, and it's our job to fix it."
Now, the group is crowdfunding to "fight hate and racism." It has raised nearly $37,000 of its $400,000 goal. (You can donate right here.)
"White people created this problem, and it's our job to fix it," Christian Picciolini, co-founder of the group, told Samantha Bee. The full segment will air in September.
The show released the clip Monday, days after a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, resulted in the death of three people, including Heather Heyer, who was killed when a car rammed into a crowd of people protesting the neo-Nazis, KKK members, and other white supremacists who had gathered in the city.
“If they had given us the funding right away within a month or two of being awarded, we would have been up and running before Charlottesville," Tony McAleer, another Life After Hate co-founder, told The Hill. "Whether or not we would have made a difference, it’s impossible to know."
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