'Were They Informed That This Was Actually Funding Members Of The KKK?': Wesley Hunt Grills SPLC CEO

[0:00] Yields back, gentlemen from Texas recognize. [0:02] Thank you, Mr. Chairman. [0:04] What I find truly ironic is that how this is the second hearing in just a few weeks [0:10] and where we have to confront the hatred festering inside the very organization [0:14] that claims that it is fighting for, fighting against, of course, the hatred that being. [0:19] According to a superseding indictment, the SPLC paid more than $4.1 million [0:24] to informants tied to extremist groups, including the KKK from 2010 to 2023. [0:30] In two cases, informants who were active members of the local KKK chapter [0:36] reportedly told the SPLC that they wanted out because they feared for their safety. [0:43] Instead of supporting their exit, the SPLC employee allegedly encouraged them [0:49] to remain involved and offered them a monthly salary of $1,200 to do so. [0:56] As a result, one informant rose into a leadership role within the KKK, [1:00] recruited other new members, purchased KKK materials, [1:04] and were even reimbursed for expensive related to cross-burning events. [1:08] I can't make this up. [1:10] This is not just ironic, sir. [1:12] It's quite outrageous. [1:15] Sir, as you highlighted in your testimony, [1:17] these organizations have survived for 55 years taking donations from generous donors. [1:21] During this time, were these donors ever informed where and whom their money was being passed on to? [1:27] Congressman Hunt. [1:30] Yes, sir. [1:31] All the allegations in the indictment will be addressed in the Middle District of Alabama [1:35] in the case pending against the SPLC. [1:37] So you were taking money from people? [1:39] And were they informed that this was actually funding members of the KKK? [1:45] Congressman Hunt. [1:46] So if the donor says, hey, I'm going to give you all a million dollars, [1:49] did you then say, well, we're actually going to have a covert operation [1:52] that's going to secretly give money to KKK to fund the organization? [1:56] And then did the donor then say, well, that sounds like a good idea. [1:59] Please take more of my money? [2:00] That would ever happen? [2:02] Congressman Hunt. [2:03] Yes, sir. [2:03] All of the allegations in the indictment will be addressed in the Middle District of Alabama [2:09] in the criminal proceedings. [2:11] So, you know, here in politics, we take, you know, we take money from donors, [2:14] and, you know, we have a lot of donor meetings, [2:15] and the first thing we want to do is they want to understand the platform that they are given to. [2:19] And my guess is that if you have a donor that's given to your organization, [2:21] you didn't tell them that they were giving money to KKK, that's fair to say. [2:24] And if they did know that they were giving money to the KKK, [2:27] I would call that nefarious intent. [2:29] We have a bigger problem in this country and with your organization. [2:32] So I will say this. [2:34] My Democrat colleagues sit here and they defend your organization, [2:37] and I will use my time, the rest of my time, [2:39] to reiterate what I have said many a day sitting in this chair. [2:43] The Democrat Party has built an entire political machine on grievance. [2:47] They don't want to solve problems. [2:49] They want to reopen wounds of the past. [2:51] They don't offer vision. [2:52] They offer victimhood, racism, white supremacy, Jim Crow, democracy is dying. [2:58] Why? [2:59] Because fear is the currency of the Democrat Party. [3:02] Division is their strategy. [3:04] Outrage is their oxygen. [3:07] I had a previous colleague that talked about, you know, [3:10] seeing a black pilot and what that would mean to Charlie Kirk's comments. [3:13] And it's funny, black pilot here, by the way. [3:16] I actually went to fly school, West Point graduate, [3:18] learned how to fly the Apache helicopter. [3:20] With the fly school in 2005. [3:22] You see, there was no DEI. [3:24] We just simply competed with everyone else, [3:26] and I was selected, fought in combat, [3:28] went on to fly 55 combat air missions, [3:30] and nobody gave a damn what I looked like [3:32] because I got there on merit. [3:34] What DEI does is it lowers standards [3:37] based on race and based on gender. [3:41] Ma'am, you are nodding your head. [3:42] First of all, thank you for your legacy. [3:44] Thank you for your family's legacy. [3:46] What was your uncle's dream, if you don't mind me asking? [3:49] Martin Luther King said he had a dream. [3:54] It was rooted in the American dream [3:56] that one day there would be no black power, no white power, [3:59] only God power and human power. [4:03] He wanted us to learn to live together as brothers and sisters [4:06] and not perish as fools. [4:08] Why would we only get 10% set aside [4:10] when we are entitled to the same percentage [4:13] as every American out of the 100%? [4:15] I'm going to yield back to you [4:17] because I would talk too long. [4:19] God bless you, sir. [4:21] God bless you, ma'am. [4:22] And what I understand is that Democrats would have it, [4:24] they would think that every single black person [4:25] should be a Democrat, [4:26] which would make us the only demographic in the entire world [4:29] that would think that their entire race [4:31] should belong to one party. [4:32] And what your uncle was referring to is this, [4:34] being judged not by the color of your skin [4:35] but by the content of your character [4:36] and having representation from all people, [4:39] from all walks of life on both sides of the party. [4:41] And I would argue that I am living, [4:43] we are living your uncle's dream. [4:45] Are we perfect? [4:45] One blood, one race. [4:46] Yes, ma'am. [4:47] Yes, ma'am. [4:49] I'm seated before you today as the United States Congressman. [4:50] My brother, sister, and I all went to West Point. [4:53] We're all West Point graduates. [4:54] We all served our country. [4:55] And I'm here to tell you [4:56] that I am living that dream every single day. [4:59] And I am so proud of you [5:00] and proud of what you stand for [5:02] because I know it's not easy. [5:03] But I'm so glad that people like you [5:05] are fighting the good fight [5:06] for the great future of this country [5:07] because we are here living [5:08] Dr. Martin Luther King's dream. [5:11] It's why I am sitting here today [5:12] being judged not by the color of my skin, [5:15] by the content of my character, [5:16] from a white majority district [5:18] in Houston, Texas, [5:19] and I've been black for my entire life. [5:21] Stop listening to the crap of the left [5:23] and realize that we are all in one boat [5:26] rowing in the same direction [5:27] because of people like you. [5:29] We must fight against organizations [5:30] that want to give a dime [5:32] to organizations like the KKK [5:33] for whatever reason. [5:36] I'll give back the remainder of my time. [5:37] If you're willing to grant us equal time, [5:39] I'm fine and let them go as long as they want. [5:41] That was good. [5:42] Thank you.