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Rick Tyler (born October 10, 1957) is an American white supremacist and politician from Tennessee. Tyler first attracted media attention in 2016 when he erected a billboard saying "Make America White Again" when running for the Congress as an independent. Since then, he has announced that he will be running for President in 2020 on the American Freedom Party ticket.

2016 congressional campaign

Rick Tyler ran as an independent in Tennessee's 3rd congressional district, a seat which has been held by Republican Chuck Fleischmann since 2011. During his campaign, Tyler erected a billboard that said "Make America White Again" along U.S. Route 411 in Ocoee, Tennessee, and unincorporated community in Polk County. This sign attracted national media attention and controversy, and was condemned by many.[1] The billboard, which was removed shortly thereafter, was a pun on Donald Trump's 2016 campaign slogan "Make America Great Again." Another billboard included the words "I Have A Dream" next to a picture of the White House surrounded by Confederate flags.[1] Tyler cited Ann Coulter and her book Adios, America: The Left's Plan to Turn Our Country Into a Third World Hellhole as helping to influence his white nationalist views.[2] Tyler also announced plans for other billboards, including one that would say, "Mama's, don't let your babies grow up to be miscegenators".[3][4][5] Tyler cited Donald Trump as an inspiration, but also criticized him as a "stalking horse entity".[6][7]

In the general election, Tyler received 5,098 votes, or 1.9% of the total number of votes cast.[8]

2020 Presidential campaign

On May 28, 2019, Rick Tyler spoke at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. The event was heavily condemned, and protesters reportedly outnumbered attendees 10 to one.[9] During the event, Tyler announced that he is running for President in 2020 on the American Freedom Party ticket,[10] a group classified as a "hate group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center.[11]

Political positions

Rick Tyler is a conservative whose positions mostly resemble those of a conservative Republican.

Tyler supports Second Amendment rights and believes that any attempt by the government to regulate guns is a criminal act. He is opposed to abortion, and believes that the US is being punished for allowing abortions to be legalized. Tyler believes that income taxes are unconstitutional, and claims that the progressive income tax is taken directly out of the Communist Manifesto. Tyler opposes the Federal Reserve and public schools. Tyler is opposed to same sex marriage, and believes that homosexuality is a sin. He opposes the War on Terror and the Patriot Act, and believes that the War on Terror is a distraction technique to keep the US southern border open and enter the US into a New World Order. Tyler has also expressed belief in 9/11 conspiracy theories, and believes that the events of September 11, 2001 should be re-investigated to determine what really happened. Tyler has expressed opposition to the Council on Foreign Relations and the Department of Homeland Security, and believes that individual states should have the right to secede from the union. Tyler supports returning to pre-1960s immigration policy, and deporting the millions of illegal aliens currently in the United States, ending policies that subsidize minority birth rates, securing the southern border of the US, and encouraging mass immigration from majority white countries in order to ensure that the US remains majority white.[12]

Personal life

Tyler owned the former Whitewater Grill in Ocoee, which has since closed. After his congressional campaign and beliefs became public knowledge, locals began boycotting the restaurant.[4] Tyler also claims to be a pastor.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "'Make America White Again': Tenn. congressional candidate's billboard ignites uproar". WTVC. Chattanooga, Tennessee. June 22, 2016. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  2. ^ "Make America White Again".
  3. ^ "Congressional candidate's 'Make America White Again' billboard stirs up outrage".
  4. ^ a b "'Make America White Again': Tenn. congressional candidate's billboard ignites uproar".
  5. ^ See Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
  6. ^ "Outrage as Trump Inspired Candidate Wants to 'Make America White Again'".
  7. ^ "'Make America White Again' billboard sparks outrage in US".
  8. ^ "Election Results". sos.tn.gov. Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  9. ^ Dorman, Travis; Kast, Monica (May 28, 2019). Knoxville News Sentinel. Knxoville, Tennessee https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/education/2019/05/28/rick-tyler-tennessee-student-protest-white-nationalist-event/1204405001/. Retrieved 2019-05-31. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ Mangan, Katherine (May 30, 2019). "Public Colleges Seek Ways to Pull Up the Welcome Mat for White-Nationalist and Other Extremist Speakers". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Washington, D.C. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  11. ^ "American Freedom Party". splcenter.org. Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  12. ^ "Positions". ricktylerforcongress.com. Rick Tyler for Congress. 2016. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  13. ^ "Who Is Rick Tyler? 'Make America White Again' Sign By Congressional Candidate Causes Ire".
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