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Dave Reilly (right) poses for a Tiki-torch selfie with James Allsup, another alt-right media figure. Both were at the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. (Instagram screenshot)
December 11, 2023
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IFF quietly hired Dave Reilly to help shape messaging
Right-wing Idaho legislators stay silent on the group’s affiliation with the alt-right propagandist
In the months leading to the infamous 2017 Unite the Right Tiki-torch rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, then-talk radio host Dave Reilly had some messaging-strategy tips for the attendees from the alt-right, the internet-savvy collection of racist and antisemitic groups that arose during the Trump era.