white nationalist
noun
plural white nationalists
: one of a group of militant white people who espouse white supremacy (see white supremacy sense 1) and advocate enforced racial segregation
Since 9/11, white nationalists … have accounted for more terrorist attacks than any other group in the United States.—
Alan Mikhail
Alan Mikhail
white nationalism
noun
or less commonly White Nationalism
… a far right platform that includes white nationalism and opposition to Israel.
—Mike Sunnucks
Mike Sunnucks
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The interview drew widespread backlash, including from MAGA figures such as Texas Senator Ted Cruz, for giving a platform to extremist views—Fuentes has espoused Holocaust denial and white nationalist ideology.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Our analyses show that these supportive attitudes are prevalent among white nationalists.
—Justin Pickett, The Conversation, 17 Nov. 2025
Far-right Christian nationalist and white nationalist accounts flooded his post with bigoted memes and rhetoric.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
The order, which was quickly paused by multiple legal challenges, relies on a fringe interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment that immigration restrictionists and white nationalists have been pushing for decades.
—Rachel Morris, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Our analyses show that these supportive attitudes are prevalent among white nationalists.
—Justin Pickett, The Conversation, 17 Nov. 2025
Far-right Christian nationalist and white nationalist accounts flooded his post with bigoted memes and rhetoric.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
The order, which was quickly paused by multiple legal challenges, relies on a fringe interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment that immigration restrictionists and white nationalists have been pushing for decades.
—Rachel Morris, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
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“White nationalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20nationalist. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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