Trump urged to denounce white nationalist supporters who spout Nazi salutes and slogans

Donald Trump faced growing calls Tuesday to denounce a fringe white nationalist group that celebrated his election win with rousing Nazi salutes.

The so-called National Policy Institute held a conference Saturday around the corner from the White House. It had been scheduled before the results of the November 8 election were known.

The group describes itself as an organisation dedicated to “the heritage, identity, and future of people of European descent in the United States, and around the world.” It is part of the far-right movement known as the alt-right.

One of the conference organisers, Richard Spencer, concluded a speech by shouting “Hail Trump, hail our people, hail victory!” -- reminiscent of the German ‘heil’.

Some of the people in the crowd clapped wildly, cheered and gave the Nazi salute. This was seen in a video excerpt posted online by the magazine The Atlantic.