How #KristiNoem turned #ICE into the #ProudBoys

Footage shows the #RightWing group’s founder developing the “recruit giant losers” strategy

By Amanda Marcotte, January 16, 2026

Excerpt: "From the beginning, #GavinMcInnes understood that he could access a large, untapped resource that is America’s loser population. Before Johnny-come-latelies like Elon Musk started assembling mediocre white men who are low on intelligence and high on resentment, McInnes was reeling them in with a steady patter of assurances that he had the secret to restore them to level of social status and respect the modern era had supposedly stolen from them. On his show, he portrayed both women and people of color as imbeciles who cannot handle equality or freedom. He claimed to hold the key to restoring masculinity to his viewers, mostly through bigotry, beer and violence. In retrospect, as ICE agents in Minneapolis have taken to kidnapping, beating and even shooting people on the streets, what really stands out is how much effort McInnes put into creating elaborate justifications for right-wing violence."

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https://www.salon.com/2026/01/16/how-kristi-noem-turned-ice-into-the-proud-boys/

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