Democrats Protect SPLC by Censoring Truth About 'Very Fine People' Hoax
Source: Breccan F. Thies. "Dems Try To Protect SPLC By Peddling 'Very Fine People' Hoax." May 20, 2026. thefederalist.com
The Gist
The author argues that Democrats are trying to protect a corrupt organization (the SPLC) by spreading lies about what Trump said at Charlottesville and even trying to remove the truth from official records. He claims the SPLC makes money by creating fake hate crises while actually funding real hate groups.
Conclusion
Democrats are actively protecting the Southern Poverty Law Center from legitimate criticism by perpetuating false narratives and attempting to censor truthful corrections in official proceedings
Premises
- Rep. Jamie Raskin repeated the debunked claim that Trump praised white supremacists as 'very fine people' at Charlottesville, despite Trump explicitly condemning neo-Nazis in the same statement
- Rep. Hank Johnson attempted to have the truth about Trump's actual words removed from the congressional record when Rep. McClintock corrected Raskin's false claim
- The SPLC has been indicted for fraud, including allegedly funding the very hate groups it claims to fight against while labeling mainstream conservative organizations as 'hate groups'
- The SPLC received nearly $300,000 to the chief organizer of the Charlottesville rally and secretly funneled over $3 million to individuals involved with groups like the KKK and Aryan Nations
- The SPLC's business model involves manufacturing crises to increase donations, with their income nearly tripling from $51 million to $133 million after Charlottesville
- The SPLC has disproportionate influence over government agencies, with the FBI citing them as justification for targeting Catholics and the Biden DOJ taking direction from them on political targets
Assumptions
- The grand jury indictment against the SPLC contains accurate allegations
- Trump's full statement at Charlottesville definitively disproves the 'very fine people' interpretation
- Democrats' actions are motivated by a desire to protect the SPLC rather than by genuine belief in their claims
- The SPLC's labeling of conservative groups as 'hate groups' is politically motivated rather than based on legitimate criteria
- Congressional decorum rules should not prevent factual corrections of false statements