Christopher Charles Cantwell (born November 12, 1980), also known as The Crying Nazi, is an American neo-Nazi, antisemitic conspiracy theorist, federal informant, and political activist.Part of the broader alt-right movement, Cantwell gained attention during and immediately after his participation in the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Cantwell was featured prominently in a Vice News Tonight documentary about the rally and its participants, and is shown threatening to kill protesters, wielding rifles and a handgun, and joining fellow antisemitic conspiracy theorists in marching with tiki torches, chanting "Jews will not replace us!"Cantwell also received considerable public attention for a video he uploaded shortly after the rally in which he choked back tears and wept while sharing that he had learned there was a warrant for his arrest. The video went viral, with some observers noting the discrepancy between the emotional video and the tough persona Cantwell had projected in the Vice documentary. He has since been widely referred to and ridiculed as "The Crying Nazi".In July 2018, Cantwell pleaded guilty to two counts of misdemeanor assault and battery for pepper spraying two people at the rally. On April 10, 2019, he announced his intention to suspend his political activism in order to deal with undisclosed personal issues. When contacted by the Southern Poverty Law Center, he reportedly stated that he was suspending his political activism because "the Jews" had taken an emotional toll on him. In January 2020, Cantwell was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and charged with threatening and attempting to extort person using the online messaging app Telegram.