The Headlines: August 27th Update

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U.S. Pushes Expansion of GCD in Latin America, Josh Hawley, Far-Right Streamer Asmongold

New from GPAHE: U.S. Pushes Expansion of the Anti-Abortion and Anti-LGBTQ+ Geneva Consensus Declaration in Latin America

With the Trump administration now leading the Geneva Consensus Declaration, the anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ+ initiative is seeking to expand its reach across Latin America. Argentina’s decision to join gives the coalition four members in the region, while documents obtained by GPAHE show Bolivia recently declined an invitation. Meanwhile, U.S. officials have already begun outreach to Chile, signaling a broader push to build support for the declaration across the hemisphere.

To learn more about the GCD’s origins, agenda, and growing global reach, read GPAHE’s fact sheet, now available in Spanish. This resource examines how the coalition seeks to roll back women’s and LGBTQ+ rights, Trump’s decision to host the GCD’s secretariat, and the threat it poses to human rights worldwide.

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Inside the Network Reshaping America Through Christian Nationalism – Josh Hawley

GPAHE has launched a series of profiles examining key actors in American Christian nationalism in post–Project 2025 America. Christian nationalism is distinct from Christianity itself and mainstream churches have publicly rejected the movement as a distortion of the Christian faith. The figures profiled in this ongoing series are among the most influential voices advancing conservative Christian supremacist rule.

Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) has openly embraced Christian nationalism, turning his Senate platform into a pulpit for an agenda targeting abortion rights, LGBTQ+ equality, and the separation of church and state. From raising his fist to the January 6 mob and defending his role in the effort to overturn the 2020 election to pushing a “Christian economy” and calling for the “Lordship of Christ” over American society, Hawley is helping bring the movement’s ideology into American politics.

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New from GPAHE: Who Is Asmongold? Far-Right Streamer Zack Hoyt In His Own Words

Streamer Zack Hoyt, known online as Asmongold, has built a massive following while increasingly using his platform to promote racist, anti-LGBTQ+, misogynistic, and authoritarian views. His calls for violence against migrants and attacks on marginalized groups have drawn attention from far-right figures and echoed across his online fan base. GPAHE documents his violent and hateful rhetoric, and how his influence is amplified by his millions of followers.

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International Business Times – Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Jake Lang Arrested After Vehicles Drive Toward Crowd at Minneapolis City Hall

The Trump-pardoned Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang was arrested in Minneapolis after police said two vehicles associated with his group drove onto a sidewalk toward a crowd outside City Hall, injuring three officers. The arrest adds to a record of confrontational far-right activism and legal controversies that GPAHE has documented since Lang’s pardon, including racist demonstrations, harassment of Muslims, Koran burnings, and alleged terroristic threats.

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VS Square – As Orbán-Allied Think Tank is Dismantled, Leaders Shop Its Network to MAGA

As Viktor Orbán’s defeat reshapes Hungary’s political landscape, the state-backed Danube Institute is moving to preserve its international network in the United States. A new investigation reports that, immediately after Hungary’s April election, Danube Institute leaders traveled to Washington for closed-door meetings with American counterparts, as the think tank’s U.S. nonprofit expanded its board to include senior Hungarian officials and figures from the American right. The move builds on a network that already connects the Danube institute to the Heritage Foundation, Project 2025, and Christian nationalist circles. GPAHE previously documented the creation of Danube Institute USA and its ties to former Heritage figures and influential voices in the MAGA movement. The effort underscores how Orbán’s transnational political network is seeking to survive his electoral defeat by shifting its infrastructure to the United States.

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