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>> interesting. >> there is a sense in which its both true. what the media should be doing is covering things like when trump does things like the birth certificate stuff without covering spencer himself. and its a tough balance the strike but the right one i think. >> -- appointing someone like steve bannon to be his chief strategist. i does send a message hes not doing enough to create a sense of unity. somebody like mitt romney may send a better signal but those people are questionable for a ...

Tolerance for those views trump today defending him saying if i thought he was a racist or alt-right i wouldnt even think about hiring him. and today president elect trump condemned these groups. but today a reputed -- spoke out against richard spencer in my story. in an open letter johnson told spencer his remarks have sirm just gone too far. especially the promoting of the nazi imagery. >> thank you very much. and my panel is back with me in. you were there in the interview with the "new york ...

Ive been around in talk radio since i was 12 years old. ive never heard of these people and ive been in the conservative moveme conservative movement since i was twelve. but they saw an opportunity here that if they could say anything that referenced "make america great" or donald trump. that the media would cover them and somehow they would a momentum of relevance again and maybe some nut jobs off the internet would show up in a group in a basement at their parents house nobody knew existed unt...

Policy institute. they hold these conferences every year. hes considered the leader of the so called white movement. but many similar groups exist in the u.s. nearly 900 according to lentz. >> the idea that these groups are in middle america or rural america is wrong. >> reporter: primarily white men from all socioeconomic backgrounds. and a large online presence. >> over the course of this campaign they felt compelled and obligated to come out into brood daylight and speak their minds. >> like ...

>> reporter: president elect donald trump for the first time publicly disavowing alt-right groups, telling the "new york times" it is not a group i want to energize. alternative right refers to a group of people with often extreme conservative views. so much so their movement goes beyond whats widely considered socially and politically acceptable. ryan lentz tracks hate groups f. >> alt-right is hate rebranded for digital age. >> >> reporter: never did we see their views more clearly than when t...

Replies take us inside the room. what was this like when trump was being asked about racism and the alt-right. >> it was tense without being outrageously so i guess. trump came in and the beginning of the meeting was him sort of critiquing our coverage for being unfair in his view. and then rehashing some of his greatist hits from the campaign trail.est hits from the campaig trail. reliving the glory of his rally and so on. and he was a little tense. but he also clearly -- his strategy and the s...