Mumford and Sons banjoist Winston Marshall took to social media on Saturday to laud noted right-wing agitator Andy Ngo as a "brave man" and congratulate him on publishing a book about ANTIFA's "radical plan to destroy democracy."
"Finally had the time to read your important book," Marshall tweeted.
Ngo has emerged as a popular voice on the far right due to his reporting on left-wing groups. However, critics of Ngo say he often publishes selectively edited and misleading content in order to paint left-wing activists as violent while downplaying similar conduct on the right. Ngo has also been accused of associating himself with far-right groups such as the Proud Boys. And in a 2019 video, he was captured standing with members of white supremacist outfit Patriot Prayer as they planned an attack on ANTIFA members.
In his newly published book — the one praised by Marshall — Ngo downplays the murders of Heather Heyer by white supremacists in Charlottesville. He also refers to the Proud Boys a "pro-Trump fraternity," and describes a mid-November "Stop the Steal" rally in Washington as "peaceful and celebratory." On the other hand, Ngo likens left-wing activists as a "marauding gang" whose mission is to "destroy the nation-state, America in particular."
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