White supremacist groups recruiting, organizing across US KABC Share: The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was disturbing, yet not surprising to many, like Scott Ernest who once recruited white nationalists and ran a hate group in Montana. "I wish it never happened. I wish people took it seriously when I was in it," said Ernest. He said violence was supported by a majority of his peers. "Desperately saying 'we are going to do, we are going to do violence. We are going to do violence,' and nobody's listening," he said. Across the country, white supremacist groups are recruiting and organizing.