The ReAwaken America tour is a traveling roadshow that attracts self-declared nationalist Christians and arrived in Miami over the weekend. About 50 speakers attended the event, all uniformly declaring the inevitability or necessity of a second term for former President Donald Trump. Some speakers made cryptic promises, such as conservative podcaster Stacy Whited's prediction of an imminent “transfer of wealth from the wicked to the righteous” that would enrich those in the audience, according to a Washington Post story.

Although Miami is a city with a majority of residents born outside the United States and a Latino population of more than 70 percent, tour organizers chose to hold the event there. This may seem like an odd choice considering the context, but there is evidence that Christian nationalism and white supremacy have found a place in the Latino community in the United States, including among the most violent of these movements.

An example of this is the case of the gunman who killed eight people at a mall in Allen, Texas. The shooter, Mauricio Garcia, was a Latino man whose online activity showed an interest in white supremacy. He posted photos of Nazi tattoos on his body and made references encouraging violence against women. Another example is Enrique Tarrio, an Afro-Cuban and former leader of the paramilitary group Proud Boys, who was found guilty of seditious conspiracy in relation to the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, argues that the spread of xenophobic prejudice and bigotry online has contributed to transnational and transethnic intolerance.

One factor that has influenced the adherence of Latinos to Christian nationalism is the increase in the number of Latinos joining Pentecostal or other evangelical churches. In these churches, they receive messages from prosperity gospel preachers, including those who believe Trump was chosen by God to be president.

Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign launched the “Evangelicals for Trump” movement with a visit to a Latino megachurch in Miami called El Rey Jesus Global, led by Pastor Guillermo Maldonado. This church is part of the Word of Faith network, which promotes the prosperity gospel.

A recent study conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institution revealed that Americans who support Christian nationalism generally have less favorable opinions about immigrants, racial and ethnic minorities, and are more likely to have negative opinions about Muslims and Jews. Supporters of white Christian nationalism are less likely to recognize white supremacy as a major problem and are more likely to believe the replacement theory, which argues that immigrants are invading the country to replace the current culture.

One organization is planning a summit in September to discuss the emergence of far-right ideas in Latino Christian spaces, especially in evangelical and Pentecostal churches. The meeting will take place at the Candler School of Theology in Atlanta and will be limited to about 60 Latino Christian leaders from across the country.