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Ex-DeSantis Aide Sparks Alarm Over GOP Extremism

6/6/2025

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Nate Hochman, a former aide to Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt, has resurfaced in the GOP after being dismissed from Ron DeSantis's campaign for sharing neo-Nazi imagery. His embrace of conspiracy theories and far-right rhetoric highlights a disturbing trend within the Republican Party, raising alarms about the growing acceptance of extremism among its ranks.

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Nate Hochman, a former aide to Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt, has resurfaced in the GOP after being dismissed from Ron DeSantis's campaign for sharing neo-Nazi imagery. His embrace of conspiracy theories and far-right rhetoric highlights a disturbing trend within the Republican Party, raising alarms about the growing acceptance of extremism among its ranks.