Chuck Darwin<p>On the blog where he explains these ideas, Haywood refers to himself as “<a href="https://c.im/tags/maximum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maximum</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/leader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leader</span></a>.” </p><p>In October 2022, Haywood appeared on a podcast with with former Trump official and “Flight 93” essay <a href="https://c.im/tags/Michael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Michael</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Anton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anton</span></a> and others for a discussion about <a href="https://c.im/tags/caesarism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caesarism</span></a> <br>— the idea that a strongman is needed to solve America’s problems. </p><p>After referring to an unspecified “secret event” that brought the group together, Haywood said that he “wholeheartedly” endorsed “<a href="https://c.im/tags/national" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>national</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/divorce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>divorce</span></a>” as a solution to the country’s problems. </p><p>Since selling his shampoo manufacturing firm in September 2020, Haywood has mobilized. His nonprofit, the<br> "Howdy Doody Good Times Foundation", began to contribute to the Claremont Institute.</p><p>Howdy Doody has contributed money to SACR as well. Over the following year, a chapter in Dallas, Texas, and three in Idaho were founded. </p><p>Haywood has said that additional chapters exist; Williams put the total number at beneath one dozen. </p><p>Among the emails obtained by TPM are ones that show the organization’s reach. </p><p>In one January 2023 exchange, Haywood cc’ed a group of people while asking for a board meeting to discuss SACR finances. <br>The men on the exchange do not appear to be down on their luck. </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Fischer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fischer</span></a>, a venture capitalist who leads the group’s Dallas chapter, graduated from Harvard Law. Fischer has described leading a private equity career investing in apartment complexes distressed after the 2008 financial crisis. </p><p>Also cc-ed was <a href="https://c.im/tags/Williams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Williams</span></a>, the Claremont president. Williams confirmed his involvement in the group on Friday on Twitter, writing, “may 1,000 chapters bloom and flourish.” </p><p>Claremont came into national consciousness in 2021 because it was where Trump co-defendant and co-conspirator <a href="https://c.im/tags/John" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>John</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Eastman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eastman</span></a>, the attorney who played a key role in the 2020 election subversion effort, works as a senior fellow. </p><p> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Charles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Charles</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Haywood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haywood</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Williams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Williams</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Beck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beck</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Americanized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americanized</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/assimilated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assimilated</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mission</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/statement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statement</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/prayers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prayers</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Scott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scott</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Yenor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yenor</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mini</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christian</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/men" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>men</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/patriarchal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patriarchal</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/force" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>force</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/authority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authority</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/sacker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sacker</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SACR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SACR</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christian</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/traditionalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traditionalist</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/white" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>white</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/financial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>financial</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Claremont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Claremont</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Institute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Institute</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Harvard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harvard</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/theocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theocracy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/alignment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alignment</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/deference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deference</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/patriarchal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patriarchal</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leadership</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Natural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Natural</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a></p>