The group of neo-Nazis at the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) Student Action Summit at the Tampa Convention Center waved flags with swastikas and held up antisemitic signs, according to local media reports.
TPUSA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet said on Sunday the party “100% condemns those ideologies in the strongest of terms” and said the neo-Nazis have “nothing to do” with the organization.
“Since these individuals were located on public property, our security attempted to, but was not permitted to remove them. We have no idea who they are or why they were here,” Kolvet said in a statement.
“Our students, after initially confronting them, ultimately took the mature route and vacated the space. Once that happened, these individuals left.”
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The Student Action Summit, which began Friday and ends on Sunday, featured speeches from Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), among others.
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The neo-Nazi group on Saturday night clashed verbally with left-leaning protesters, who were demonstrating mainly against U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last month to overturn Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion.
Photos taken by local Tampa outlet Creative Loafing shows neo-Nazis in red shirts waving Swastika flags and other blue flags that read “DeSantis Country.”
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They also distributed flyers claiming Jews were behind abortions. The flyers were created by the Goyim Defense League, an antisemitic hate group, Creative Loafing reported.
No one was injured or arrested and protest groups dispersed quietly, according to the outlet.
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Florida Holocaust Museum chairman Mike Igel on Saturday said “openly and proudly displaying genocidal symbols is a direct threat to the Jewish community” and called on all parties to condemn the neo-Nazis.
“This isn’t about politics or religion. It’s about humanity,” Igel said in a statement. “This should matter to everyone.”
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Twitter accounts for Greene, Gaetz, DeSantis and others who spoke at the gathering did not cite the neo-Nazis or condemn their presence. On Truth Social, Trump shared clips of his speech but did not mention the neo-Nazis.
The Summit is all about mobilizing young people not only to join the Republican Party but also to establish organizations aimed at reaching more young people.
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Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk led a committee meeting with three young republicans running for office, Florida's Anthony Sabotini, Anna Paulina Luna, and New Hampshire's Karoline Leavitt. Kirk and the panelists spoke about voting out Democrats and longstanding Republicans to usher in a new wave of the Republican Party.
“You just heard from three young Republican leaders. To the older Republican Party, if you’re watching, your time is up,” Kirk said.
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