Paul Nehlen was born on May 9,1969 and is an American businessman, white supremacist, retired politician, and former Congressional candidate from Wisconsin.
21 Facts About Paul Nehlen
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Paul Nehlen gained notoriety for his controversial remarks while running in 2016 and 2018 in the Republican Party's primary election in Wisconsin's 1st congressional district.
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Paul Nehlen has been rejected by the Wisconsin Republican Party, and by some white nationalists for his terrorist approach and his alliance with 'BowlGang'.
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An April 2018 article in The Daily Beast declared that Paul Nehlen was becoming one of the highest profile white nationalists in the United States, but he has been unsuccessful politically, losing the support of Breitbart News.
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Paul Nehlen was born in Ohio, and has lived in Delavan, Wisconsin since 2014.
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Paul Nehlen holds several patents related to filtering and manufacturing methods.
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Paul Nehlen was an advisory board member from the Midwest Region of Operation Homefront until 2016.
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Paul Nehlen has espoused alt-right, racist, white nationalist, nativist, protectionist, and antisemitic views.
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Paul Nehlen has used white nationalist memes to spread his message.
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Paul Nehlen endorsed Republican Roy Moore in the 2017 Alabama US Senate special election.
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Paul Nehlen's proposed bill includes fines of $500,000 for each violation.
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However, Paul Nehlen's campaign has posted private phone and email addresses without their consent on the website and then tweeted a link to them.
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Paul Nehlen called John Cardillo and Kurt Schlichter "shekels-for-hire" and posted a tweet with the antisemitic catchphrase "The goyim know".
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Paul Nehlen objected to this as a violation of his free speech.
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In late February 2018, Paul Nehlen was a guest on the radio show of David Duke, commenting to Duke that Trump's proposed border wall should include automatic turrets.
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The Republican Party of Wisconsin has cut off ties with Paul Nehlen, saying that his "ideas have no place in the Republican Party".
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Gab, an alt-tech platform, banned Paul Nehlen for doxing a troll who went by the name Ricky Vaughn.
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Paul Nehlen was backed by Steve Bannon until Roy Moore was defeated.
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Paul Nehlen has alienated Breitbart and has been strongly criticized by the group.
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Paul Nehlen is married to Gabriela Lira; they have had no children together.
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Paul Nehlen has two adult sons from a previous marriage.