Online forum controlled by Nevada GOP House candidate contains slurs and Nazi talk, AP review finds

An Associated Press investigation uncovered that an online forum, controlled by Republican congressional candidate Marty O’Donnell, contained racial slurs and Nazi-related rhetoric. O’Donnell, who previously worked as a music composer for the "Halo" video game series, has been leading the forum's activities and uses the title "benevolent dictator" to describe himself.

The forum, known as "The Marty Army," saw its members contribute thousands of posts between 2022 and 2026. Among these posts were racial slurs, downplaying of Nazi Germany, and support for white nationalist conspiracy theories. Former group members claimed that O’Donnell banned them for criticizing other users using derogatory language.

Campaign spokesman Keith Schipper stated that O’Donnell has "zero tolerance for hate" in his forum, but the campaign acknowledged that some posts evaded detection. O’Donnell, an endorsed candidate by President Donald Trump, is currently contesting an election against a four-term Democratic representative in a crucial Las Vegas area district. In a statement, Schipper emphasized that O’Donnell would not tolerate antisemitism in the country.