. >> reporter: her story begins here, in the postcard perfect town of whitefish, montana where tanya lived a quiet life as a real estate agent with her husband and two boys. >> i've never encountered anti-semitism in my life. did you know, i have not been told a jewish joke. like i just -- it's not there. >> reporter: but her outlook started to change when 2,000 miles away -- in washington, d.c. alt-right leader richard spencer -- >> hail trump. hail our people. hail victory. >> reporter: -- delivered that now infamous toast to then president-elect donald trump. >> white people are ruling right now. >> that went viral. >> when you saw it, what did you think? >> i was heartbroken, and the town was heartbroken because he has family ties to our area. >> reporter: more than ties. this is spencer's hometown. his mother, sherry, still owns this commercial building downtown, a building that came under fire as the white nationalist's views made headlines. there were threats of protests and boycotts. >> she asked me to help her sell the building. >> she asked you. >> she called me and she ask