A white nationalist who posts his content on the social media platform hosting the Republican presidential debates this week told followers charity workers should be shot for helping immigrants.
Stew Peters, a Minnesota rapper and bounty hunter who called for the execution of Hunter Biden and went after Taylor Swift, on Saturday targeted both asylum seekers and nonprofit charities that provide them with assistance. He identified Catholic Charities as one example.
“A lot of people say that we need troops on the border who will shoot the people trying to sneak across — I agree,” Peters told viewers of his Rumble stream.
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“That’d be a good first step — But you know what a better second step would be? Shooting everyone involved with these fake charities.”
Earlier in the speech, he said of the charity workers,"These people cross into Mexico and coach illegals on how to get admitted here. They pay for their bus tickets to the cities that you and I live in. They get dumped into apartments, all expenses paid. They get taught how to sign up for every single welfare program that our country has to offer. And then they get cuts of taxpayer money, our dollars, for a service. These are these, you know, not-for-profit charities. Catholic Charities is a very good example."
Peters has more than 500,000 Rumble followers and nearly 500,000 on X, where his Saturday post was applauded as “brilliant” and “inspiring.”
The watchdog group Media Matters notes Peters’ account is verified and that the Elon Musk-owned social media site monetizes his account and runs ads on his posts, including one for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Major political figures who have appeared on his show include retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Peters also spoke at ReAwaken America, dubbed by the L.A. Times as a “far-right road show” for QAnon believers, along with Donald Trump Jr.
In the “Stew Peters’ Fall Fest” post released Saturday, Peters urged followers to buy guns and shoot doctors who provide gender-affirming care.
Peters’ rhetoric has earned him a profile with the Anti-Defamation League, which notes the Minnesota extremist made his name promoting anti-vaccine-related conspiracy theories.
Kevin Brennan, Vice President for Media Relations and Executive Communications at Catholic Charities USA, responded to Raw Story's request for information with a statement decrying Peters and his rhetoric.
“These comments are deeply disturbing and could endanger Catholic Charities staff members and volunteers, who on a daily basis selflessly serve people in need in every corner of this country," he said.
"Sadly, these reprehensible threats against our agencies are an extension of a disturbing trend from a small but vocal group of critics who misrepresent and malign the basic humanitarian care — a warm meal, fresh clothing, a bed to sleep in for a night – that some Catholic Charities agencies provide to migrants after they have been released into the country by federal authorities. As our nation continues to mourn in the wake of yet another mass shooting, we pray for all victims of gun violence and for an end to dangerous, hateful rhetoric.”
