Kent, Gluesenkamp Perez spar over immigration, Trump

On the fringes

Kent’s journey across the conservative political spectrum – a range of jostling philosophies and differing approaches to power and politics – has also bumped against more radical elements.

A report last week in Rolling Stone detailed Kent’s boost in followers on Gab, a social media platform known for extremist speech whose owner has been described by the Anti-Defamation League as spreading anti-Semitic messages there.

He has appeared in photos or at rallies with Joey Gibson and Chandler Pappas of the group Patriot Prayer, according to news reports, and Tusitala “Tiny” Toese, a member of the Proud Boys, groups that have engaged in street brawls and demonstrations in

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