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What sparked the MAGA civil war when Tucker Carlson platformed Nick Fuentes? Tara Palmeri sits down with Richard Hanania, a former white nationalist turned MAGA skeptic and author at richardhanania.substack.com, to dissect the GOP's internal fracture over white nationalism's rise. From Trump's 2015 elevator speech to dinner with Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago, Hanania traces how anti-immigration dog whistles invited extremists preaching America for "heritage" whites only, reshaping influencers like Charlie Kirk and policy on H-1B visas. They explore plausible deniability's collapse, JD Vance's family vulnerabilities in 2028 primaries, tech elites' online radicalization, and whether ethno-populism now defines the party post-Trump—plus parallels to Europe's immigration backlash and the left's brewing moderation. How deep has white nationalism infiltrated the Republican Party, and who wins the post-Trump fight? Richard Hanania's substack: https://www.richardhanania.com/ Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show. Follow Tara: https://www.instagram.com/tarapalmeri/ https://x.com/tarapalmeri https://www.tiktok.com/@tarapalmeri For inquiries, email: TaraPalmeriInfo@gmail.com #MAGACivilWar #WhiteNationalism #NickFuentes #TuckerCarlson #RichardHanania #Trump2024 #GOPCivilWar #ImmigrationReform #AmericaFirst #TrumpMarALago #JDvance #H1BVisa #Groypers #PostTrump #PoliticalPodcast #TaraPalmeriShow #TaraPalmeri Inside the MAGA Civil War: How White Nationalism Took Hold Chapters: 00:00 Welcome to the Tara Palmeri Show 03:14 Richard Hanania joins the Tara Palmeri Show 04:25 Trump dines with Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago 06:35 White nationalists enter Trump orbit 08:24 Ted Cruz strikes against Tucker 10:09 Plausible deniability crumbles 12:23 Hanania's white nationalist past 14:09 Non-whites lead white nationalism 16:35 Catholicism's appeal to groypers 18:21 Election shifts among Hispanics 20:31 JD Vance panders to groypers 22:35 Vance's Hillbilly Elegy contradictions 24:39 MAGA devolves into ethno-nationalism 26:28 Vivek Ramaswamy fades post-election 28:34 Trump moderates online extremism 30:21 Israel rift in MAGA movement 32:44 Post-Trump foreign policy fights 34:38 GOP circus in 2028 primaries 37:22 Brexit parallels to immigration backlash 40:17 Hanania regrets Trump support 42:34 Vance as wild card successor 45:06 Right co-opts left's victimhood 47:51 Thanks for watching the Tara Palmeri Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices