Influential Texas activist Jonathan Stickland hosted white supremacist Nick Fuentes at Fort Worth office

This blog originally appeared at The Texas Tribune.

The Texas Tribune also spotted Matt Rinaldi, the Texas GOP chair, outside the building. However, Rinaldi denied having a meeting with Fuentes and publicly disassociated himself from him.

Nick Fuentes (middle), a white supremacist activist, exited the offices of Pale Horse Strategies with Chris Russo (right), founder and president of Texans for Strong Borders, in Fort Worth on Oct. 6, 2023. Pale Horse is a consulting firm owned by the far-right activist Jonathan Stickland. Credit:

In a surprising turn of events, Jonathan Stickland, a staunch conservative who heads a group known for contributing substantial sums to prominent Texas politicians, played host to Nick Fuentes, a well-known white supremacist, and various other right-wing activists for several hours last Friday.

Acting on a tip, a Texas Tribune journalist and photographer discreetly observed Fuentes, along with individuals like Kyle Rittenhouse (who was acquitted of homicide charges after a 2020 shooting incident involving Black Lives Matter protesters), enter a single-story office building nestled in a remote business park in western Fort Worth. Interestingly, this building serves as the headquarters for Pale Horse Strategies, a consulting firm owned by Stickland, primarily catering to right-wing candidates. Fuentes arrived at approximately 11 a.m. and departed shortly after 5:30 p.m.

During Fuentes’ presence, Matt Rinaldi, Chair of the Republican Party of Texas and a political ally of Stickland, was also spotted entering the building. However, when reached by phone on Sunday, Rinaldi vehemently denied having any knowledge of Fuentes’ presence on the premises. He even provided text message screenshots from Friday morning, which indicated he had rescheduled a meeting for 1:45 p.m. at the Pale Horse office with Texas GOP Executive Director Jen Hall.

“We were just borrowing a conference room,” said Rinaldi, who arrived at the office just before 1:45 p.m. and left 45 minutes later.

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