It’s time again for the Colorado Times Recorder’s weekly round up of stories about political extremism. Several stories originated from the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) conference this week. Erik Maulbetsch reports that, despite outcry over Steve Bannon’s Nazi salute, the Colorado Republican Party will still have Bannon headline an upcoming event, with a spokesperson calling Bannon a “Hero of the Right.” One of our Washington D.C. correspondents, Maria Tedesco, did a deeper dive into the Colorado connections at CPAC. Logan Davis’ recent column examines new data on Christian nationalism. Finally, we wanted to highlight a piece by Colorado Public Radio’s Caitlyn Kim looking at Rep. Gabe Evans’ first piece of legislation that would subvert Colorado immigration law.

This was the lede in an article published by the Associate Press early Thursday morning:“Pro-Palestinian protesters wearing keffiyeh scarves and masks pushed their way into Barnard College’s Milbank Hall, which houses the offices of the dean, and assaulted a school employee Wednesday, according to the school.” 

National Harbor, MD — Two prominent election deniers with Colorado ties pushed election fraud conspiracies at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday. My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell and former Trump attorney John Eastman, who was teaching at the University of Colorado’s Benson Center when he authored the infamous “coup memo,” both had speaking slots at CPAC. Lindell said he is continuing to investigate election fraud claiming there were “four senators and nine congressman” whose elections were stolen in the 2024 election. [Editor’s note: based on previous statements, Lindell is likely referring to the four Senate seats Democrats won in states that voted for Trump, and the nine House seats that flipped from red to blue.]