September 3, 2025
Senator Schmitt frames America as the settlers' heritage at National Conservatism Conference
White nationalist rhetoric enters Senate chamber
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Sen. Eric Schmitt spoke at the National Conservatism Conference on Sept. 2, 2025, in a plenary titled "What is an American?".
Schmitt repeatedly stated 'America doesn't belong to them — it belongs to us,' and praised pilgrims and settlers as the nation's founders.
Major outlets reported Schmitt's language as exclusionary and tied it to national conservatism's focus on cultural and religious heritage.
Nate Hochman joined Schmitt's staff in Feb. 2025 after earlier being fired from the DeSantis campaign in Jul. 2023 over a video containing neo‑Nazi imagery.
The conference featured senior Trump administration officials, including Director of National Intelligence 
Tulsi Gabbard and White House budget director 
Russell Vought.
📜Constitutional Law🔐Ethics🏛️Government✊Civil Rights
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True or False: Schmitt's "Christian pilgrims" narrative accurately represents America's religious founding.
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Schmitt spoke at the National Conservatism Conference on September ___, 2025, delivering a speech titled "____" that declared America belongs to European descendants "and ____ us."
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True or False: White nationalist rhetoric primarily helps working-class white voters economically.
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Senator Eric Schmitt hired Nathan Hochman as policy advisor after DeSantis fired him for making Nazi propaganda videos. What does this hiring decision tell you about Schmitt's priorities?
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Schmitt claimed America belongs to descendants of "Christian pilgrims that poured out from Europe's shores" while excluding ____ Americans whose ancestors built much of the South and ____ Americans who were here before any Europeans arrived.
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Eric Schmitt
Republican U.S. Senator from Missouri
Nate Hochman
Senate staffer (Sen. Schmitt's office)
Tulsi Gabbard
Director of National Intelligence
Russell Vought
White House budget director