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Republican Senate Campaign Chair Avoids Questions on Candidate Linked to White Nationalist Groups

The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chair, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), faced a confrontation with reporters who questioned him about Rep. Mike Rogers (R-GA), a Senate candidate in Georgia, being linked to white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups. Scott, instead of addressing the inquiry, walked away from the reporter without providing a response. The controversy stems from multiple reports connecting Rogers to individuals and groups promoting white nationalist ideologies. In July 2026, CNN reported that Rogers' son-in-law, David Alan Scheer II, a social media influencer, had promoted Patriot Front, a designated neo-Nazi hate group, alongside antisemitic conspiracy theories and calls for deporting Muslims. Further scrutiny emerged in late August 2026 when The Washington Post revealed that a former Rogers staffer, Preston Parra, had posted swastika imagery and photos of himself in Ku Klux Klan-style robes, using racial slurs and quoting Nazi song lyrics. Rogers' campaign has also been criticized for connections to a self-described neo-Nazi propagandist who worked out of his home for a trucking business and for his congressional office briefing white supremacists on supporting a Holocaust denier. Over 50 Black Georgia state lawmakers have publicly pressed Rogers on these allegations, and even some Black Republican leaders in Georgia have expressed reluctance to support his Senate campaign. The situation has intensified as Rogers faces Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in the upcoming election, with Ossoff highlighting these associations in his campaign strategy. The NRSC, led by Scott, has been under pressure to address these concerns, but Scott's avoidance of the question has drawn criticism for lacking transparency. The incident underscores the growing challenges faced by Republican candidates with controversial associations, particularly in a politically charged environment where such ties can significantly impact voter perception and support.