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| occupation        = Political commentator and streamer

| occupation        = Political commentator and streamer

| alma_mater        = Lyons Township High School

| alma_mater        = Lyons Township High School

Fuentes is one quarter [[Mexican]], hence his [[Hispanic]] surname; Fuentes, however, identifies predominantly with his [[Italian]] heritage<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-7xjQxL-TI</ref>.

'''Nicholas Joseph “Nick” Fuentes''' is an American [[paleoconservative]] political commentator, internet personality, radio show host, and livestreamer. Fuentes currently hosts the episodic livestream series ''America First with Nicholas J. Fuentes'' on Cozy.tv, which he began in 2017. and previously co-hosted the ''Nationalist Review'' podcast with James Allsup (not to be confused with ''National Review'').

==Education==

==Education==

Previously, Fuentes worked as a host on the ''Right Side Broadcasting Network''; however, he was abruptly fired after making a statement on his show that the First Amendment is only meant for American citizens, not immigrants and foreigners, and that [[mainstream media]] networks, such as [[CNN]], should be held responsible for making people believe it was universal.  

Previously, Fuentes worked as a host on the ''Right Side Broadcasting Network''; however, he was abruptly fired after making a statement on his show that the First Amendment is only meant for American citizens, not immigrants and foreigners, and that [[mainstream media]] networks, such as [[CNN]], should be held responsible for making people believe it was universal.  

==Political views==

==Political views==

Fuentes is a devout [[Catholic]] and self-described paleoconservative. He criticizes the [[establishment]], as well as both the left and the right.

Fuentes is a devout [[Catholic]] and self-described paleoconservative, as well as a self-described member of the "dissident right". He is an anti-[[establishment]] [[populist]], and criticizes both the left and the right. On his show, Fuentes frequently discusses the demographics of [[America]] and [[Europe]], [[Immigration]], and cultural events. Fuentes takes a hard stance against non-European immigration, and criticizes what he describes as "[[Israel]] First" foreign policy. Fuentes is pro-[[Second Amendment]], and in a video debating another content creator, known as 'Atheism is Unstoppable', over the right to bear arms, he defends the Bill of Rights. He is an [[America First]] [[nationalist]], and supports [[President Trump]], voting for him in both the [[2016 Presidential election|2016 election]] and the [[2020 Presidential election|2020 election]], and advocated for the overturning of the fraudulent [[Biden]] win; However, he is also not afraid to criticize Trump, mainly for his positions on the [[Covid vaccine]] and foreign relations with [[Israel]].

 

 

He is falsely smeared as a "[[white nationalist]]" and "[[white supremacist]]" by [[Mainstream Media]] news outlets like as the [[Boston Globe]], as well as [[examples of bias in wikipedia|supposedly unbiased websites like Wikipedia]]. Fuentes is also heavily smeared by The [[Anti-Defamation League]]. He rejects these labels, and has publicly denied being a member of the [[Alt-Right]].

 

On his show, Fuentes frequently discusses the demographics of [[America]] and [[Europe]], [[Immigration]], and cultural events. Fuentes takes a hard stance against non-European immigration criticizes what he describes as "[[Israel]] First" foreign policy. Fuentes is pro-[[Second Amendment]], and in a video debating another content creator, known as '[[Atheism]] is Unstoppable', over the right to bear arms, he defends the [[Bill of Rights]].

==Controversy==

==Controversy==

On August 7, 2019, Fuentes got into a feud with Matt Walsh on Twitter over comments Walsh had made about a mass shooting by a suspected White Supremacist in which Walsh says that "white racist scumbags should be executed". Fuentes had made what detractors call an "Antisemitic outburst" on his show, ''America First'', over the comments made by Walsh, who writes for [[The Daily Wire]]. Fuentes called Walsh a "Race Traitor" and a "Shabbos [[Goy]]".

 

On August 7, 2019, Fuentes got into a feud with Matt Walsh of [[The Daily Wire]] on Twitter, over comments Walsh had made about a mass shooting by a suspected White Supremacist, in which Walsh says that "white racist scumbags should be executed". Fuentes called Walsh a "Race Traitor" and a "Shabbos [[Goy]]".

 

On September 28th, 2019, Fuentes appeared in a photo with Kathy Zhu, Ashley St. Clair and Baked Alaska, among others. Ashley St. Clair was fired from her position at [[Turning point usa|Turning Point USA]] for appearing in a photo with Fuentes. This sparked outrage on Twitter from Zhu and Fuentes, with Fuentes stating on Twitter,

Kathy Zhu responded to the firing by stating,  

"If they were actually anything close to [[KKK]] members, they wouldn’t even want to be in a picture with the 4 minorities in the photo. Guilt by association is a [[leftist]] tactic that beta-conservatives have adopted."

 

In July of 2021, Fuentes was banned from Twitter, in yet another case of [[liberal censorship]]. This sparked backlash from many conservatives on social media, including [[mainstream conservative]]s, who took his side, despite previously condemning him.

 

This includes [[Ben Shapiro]], whom Fuentes had previously feuded with, and in 2019, tried to confront outside of a Turning Point USA conference in [[Florida]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHQDiPcBWEY</ref>. Fuentes received criticism for the confrontation, as Shapiro was with his family. Shapiro used his statement on Fuentes' ban to simultaneously attack Fuentes' views and defend his right to a public platform.

 

In December 2021, Alt-tech site [[Gettr]] banned Fuentes, as well as the use of the term "Groyper" in posts. Fuentes responded, “What is the point of a free-speech alternative to Twitter...that doesn’t even honor free speech?” <ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/jason-millers-free-speech-social-media-platform-gettr-boots-white-nationalist-nicholas-fuentes</ref><ref>https://www.newsweek.com/right-wing-social-site-bans-controversial-term-reaction-1663084</ref>

==See also==

==See also==

*[[Paul Gosar]]

*[[Paul Gosar]]

*[[Alex Jones]]

*[[Alex Jones]]

*[[America First]]

*[[Tucker Carlson]]

*[[American Populist Union]]

*[[American Populist Union]]

*[[Conservative media]]

*[[Conservative media]]

==External links==

==External links==

*[https://nicholasjfuentes.com/ Nicholas J. Fuentes - Official Website]

*[https://nicholasjfuentes.com/ Nicholas J. Fuentes - Official Website]

*[https://cozy.tv Cozy.TV]

*[https://cozy.tv Cozy.TV]

==References==

==References==

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