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White Supremacists Exploit Disaster Relief for Recruitment

5/4/2026

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White supremacist groups are using disaster relief sites to recruit new members, a practice they call “disaster tourism.”
Robert Rundo, co-founder of white nationalist Active Club, told CBS’s 60 Minutes the group visits storm-hit areas to provide aid, hand out flyers, and blend physical training with recruitment.
Rundo said the club has more than 90 chapters and would likely give water to non-white victims, showing assistance is conditional on recruitment.

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White supremacist groups are using disaster relief sites to recruit new members, a practice they call “disaster tourism.”
Robert Rundo, co-founder of white nationalist Active Club, told CBS’s 60 Minutes the group visits storm-hit areas to provide aid, hand out flyers, and blend physical training with recruitment.
Rundo said the club has more than 90 chapters and would likely give water to non-white victims, showing assistance is conditional on recruitment.