in september 2019, belew was a witness at a congressional hearing on confronting white nationalism. in her witness statement, belew described the "white power movement" as a "threat to our democracy", said that it was "transnational", and "connected neo-nazis, klansmen, skinheads, radical tax protestors, militia members, and others." she advocated forming something like the 2005 greensboro truth and reconciliation commission as a step towards a solution to the problem. congressman jim jordan criticised belew for refuting fellow witness candace owens characterization of congressional testimony on violent right-wing extremism as partisan and "hilarious."