i am not defending him, hell what he did was wrong even if its against a group i dont really like...
i am "defending" the "alt-right" from being tainted with him because for some strange reason many people consider me to be part of the alt-right club, and i'd rather not have him in the same group as me. if i wasnt labeled as alt-right maybe i wouldnt "defend" this group. (im defending it in a not to serious manner though, people think im part of a hate group so i might as well act along with it to mess with them, though not actually do anything that would hurt someone else)
and i wouldnt really believe him, though some evidence of his "alt-right" stuff (screenshots) would be a little nice.