Tag Archives: Nick Fuentes

Chicago’s WBEZ radio reports: Nick Fuentes, a far-right streamer known for his racist, sexist and antisemitic views, claimed Thursday that he was the target of a “would-be assassin” who was fatally shot by police near his home in Berwyn after allegedly killing three people downstate. Fuentes made the jarring claim shortly after his first hearing on a battery charge that …

The Chicago Tribune reports: Authorities have charged far-right streamer Nick Fuentes with battery after Fuentes allegedly assaulted a west suburban woman last month. Court records show that Fuentes, 26, was accused of having “knowingly made physical contact of an insulting nature” with Marla Rose, 57, also of Berwyn. Fuentes was fingerprinted Nov. 27 at the Berwyn Police Department, records show, …

The Detroit News reports: A man disrupted an already tense Michigan Senate committee hearing Thursday on whether guns should be permanently banned from the state Capitol building by using a racial slur to refer to people in Detroit while testifying. The individual identified himself as Avi Rachlin and said he was representing “Groypers for America,” referring to a far-right extremist …

“At the Trump rallies, they’re yelling trash for Trump, trash for Trump. And I saw other people. I saw white guys. I saw Hispanic guys, Hispanic guys inside trash cans jumping out of them with Trump signs, white guys with garbage bags that say trash for Trump. That was the moment when I realized Trumpism was a cult. That was …

“Look, my attitude to these people attacking my wife is, she’s beautiful, she’s smart. What kind of man marries Usha? A very smart man and a very lucky man, importantly. “And my view is, look, if these guys want to attack me or attack my views, my policy views, my personality, come after me. “But don’t attack my wife. She’s …

The New Republic reports: White supremacist, Hitler fan, and far-right political pundit Nick Fuentes shockingly revoked his support from Donald Trump’s campaign early Friday, announcing on social media that he and his allies believed that the presidential bid is headed for a “catastrophic loss.” “Tonight I declared a new Groyper War against the Trump campaign,” Fuentes wrote on X (formerly …

Mediaite reports: Candace Owens sparked fresh controversy with a now widely condemned episode of her online show, in which she discussed Adolf Hitler and dabbled in some wild Holocaust revisionism. Clips from the episode titled “Literally Hitler. Why Can’t We Talk About Him?” began circulating online this week, including of Owens claiming that accounts of Nazi doctor Josef Mengele’s horrific …

Mediaite reports: Nick Fuentes, who is known for denying the Holocaust, has been a longtime critic of the young conservative organization due to its pro-Israel stance. On Friday, he crashed the Turning Point’s People Convention in Detroit, Michigan, with an entourage of supporters and cameras. Footage posted on social media shows security informing Fuentes that he is not allowed to …

Right wing outlet Just The News reports: X owner Elon Musk on Thursday announced that he would reinstate the account of far-right “groyper” leader Nick Fuentes, who was banned from the platform prior to Musk’s purchase of Twitter. Musk made the pledge in response to a request from the “GoyaBeanGroyper” account asking for Fuentes’s return. “Groypers” are supporters of Fuentes …

“Charlie Kirk, as we know, has become a white supremacist, and that’s a huge victory. But he remains a — he remains a Jew lover. He remains a Jew lover, and that — no, I don’t use language like that, you know. “But he is an Israel shill. Like, Charlie Kirk has become white nationalist, hardcore, but he remains shill, …

The Arizona Mirror reports: Two staffers who worked previously for Arizona Republican Congressman Paul Gosar in his congressional office since 2021 have expressed deeply racist, homophobic and antisemitic beliefs. The two that the Arizona Mirror confirmed, Alexander Katsnelson and Samuel King, were hired as interns in Gosar’s D.C. office. A third staffer, Wade Searle, a high-ranking member of Nick Fuentes’ …

The Texas Tribune reports: Two months after a prominent conservative activist and fundraiser was caught hosting white supremacist Nick Fuentes, leaders of the Republican Party of Texas have voted against barring the party from associating with known Nazi sympathizers and Holocaust deniers. In a 32-29 vote on Saturday, members of the Texas GOP’s executive committee stripped a pro-Israel resolution of …

The Texas Tribune reports: While Nick Fuentes’ unapologetic hate mongering has made him perhaps the nation’s best-known white supremacist, he was merely the latest in a line of people who have been embraced by Defend Texas Liberty and its close allies despite publicly espousing antisemitic views or partnering with extremists. That includes, among others, Ella Maulding, a social media coordinator …

The Texas Tribune reports: Former Rep. Jonathan Stickland’s name has been removed from the website of Defend Texas Liberty, a political action committee and major donor to top Texas Republicans, where he served as president. Defend Texas Liberty’s website now lists Luke Macias, who previously served as the group’s director, as its president. The change follows more than a week …

The Texas Tribune reports: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Wednesday that he does not plan to return any of the $3 million he received from a group whose leader recently hosted white supremacist Nick Fuentes. Defend Texas Liberty is a major donor to Patrick, Attorney General Ken Paxton and other Republicans, and is funded primarily by two far-right West Texas …

The Texas Tribune reports: Two conservative lawmakers said Wednesday that they have donated money they received from the leader of a group who recently hosted white supremacist Nick Fuentes. In a statement, Frisco Rep. Jared Patterson said that he has given $2,500 to a pro-Israel charity, to account for the in-kind contribution of the same value he received from former …

Mediaite has the transcript: JOHN BERMAN: Let me just ask you then, on Nick Fuentes for a second. He ate at Mar-a-Lago with Donald Trump in 2022. He’s also said, among other things, “I love Hitler,” a guy like that who spreads conspiracy theories like the one you were just talking about. How do you feel about Republicans associating with …

The Texas Tribune reports: Jonathan Stickland [photo], the ultraconservative leader of a group that has donated millions of dollars to high-profile Texas leaders, hosted prominent white supremacist Nick Fuentes and other right-wing activists for several hours on Friday. Acting on a tip, a Texas Tribune reporter and photographer observed Fuentes and others — including Kyle Rittenhouse — enter a one-story …

The SPLC’s Hatewatch reports: A web and graphics designer who collaborated with white nationalist Nick Fuentes worked for pro-Donald Trump lawmaker Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., throughout 2022 and into 2023, a Hatewatch investigation found. Lance W. Smith, 23, of Melissa, Texas, purchased or managed multiple web domains associated with Fuentes and his “America First” movement, livestreams on Fuentes’ website …

Mediaite reports: Neo-Nazi commentator Nick Fuentes let loose a hateful diatribe declaring “war” against Jewish people while appearing at an America First Foundation rally on Sunday. An edited version of Fuentes’ remarks made it on to Twitter, and it included some of the more inflammatory remarks he made. “We’re in a holy war, and I will tell you this: Because …