Former Proud Boys leader to become Obama-like "Community Organizer"
Enrique Tarrio was just released after 128 days in prison after pleading guilty to burning a BLM flag and carrying high-capacity ammunition mags prior to 1/6/21. His status with the Proud Boys is unclear given he turned government informant and admits he feeds the media conflicting reports of his status in order to discredit mainstream media. He tells The New Times he plans to become a community organizer in his hometown of Miami.
[quote]Without getting into detail, Tarrio says he intends to create a new organization focused on "political activism" and organizing around right-wing causes — not dissimilar to one of his previous ventures, Latinos for Trump, a grassroots political nonprofit where he served as state director for Florida and then chief of staff. His idea is to use the experience from Latinos for Trump and the connections he made with the Proud Boys to organize people in local politics, including school-board meetings, city-council meetings, and municipal elections.
Tarrio sees this new venture as the next step in the arc of what he calls the "MAGA movement" that started with former President Donald Trump. While the ideology of the group he wants to rally leans right of center, he doesn't describe it as strictly "Republican" or "conservative," but more as a collection of people who supported Trump after feeling disenfranchised.[/quote]
[quote]Without getting into detail, Tarrio says he intends to create a new organization focused on "political activism" and organizing around right-wing causes — not dissimilar to one of his previous ventures, Latinos for Trump, a grassroots political nonprofit where he served as state director for Florida and then chief of staff. His idea is to use the experience from Latinos for Trump and the connections he made with the Proud Boys to organize people in local politics, including school-board meetings, city-council meetings, and municipal elections.
Tarrio sees this new venture as the next step in the arc of what he calls the "MAGA movement" that started with former President Donald Trump. While the ideology of the group he wants to rally leans right of center, he doesn't describe it as strictly "Republican" or "conservative," but more as a collection of people who supported Trump after feeling disenfranchised.[/quote]
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