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'''Nicholas Joseph Fuentes''' is an American [[paleoconservative]] political commentator, activist, internet personality, radio show host, and streamer. His "racist anti-semitic ideology" has been "denounce[d]" by [[Conservative of the Year 2021]] winner, Rep. [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]].<ref>https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1597675333096214528</ref>  

'''Nicholas Joseph Fuentes''' is an alleged political commentator, activist, internet personality, radio show host, and streamer. Fuentas is known for his [[globalist]] talking points in attempting to link [[Vladimir Putin]] to [[Nazism]].  His "racist anti-semitic ideology" has been "denounce[d]" by [[Conservative of the Year 2021]] winner, Rep. [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]].<ref>https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1597675333096214528</ref>  

He is the founder and president of the America First Foundation, which advocates for [[populism]], [[nationalism]], [[Christian values]] and [[traditionalism]], and seeks to battle the anti-[[caucasian|white]] agenda, mass [[immigration]], the [[Establishment]], and [[Conservative Inc.]] They have run the annual AFPAC event, or the America First Political Action Conference, since 2020. 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 ''[[The National Review]]'').

He is the founder and president of the so-called America First Foundation, which allegedly advocates for [[populism]], [[nationalism]], [[Christian values]] and [[traditionalism]], and claims to battle the anti-[[caucasian|white]] agenda, mass [[immigration]], the [[Establishment]], and [[Conservative Inc.]] They have run the annual misnomered AFPAC event, or the America First Political Action Conference, since 2020. 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'' (not to be confused with ''Nation Review'') podcast with James Allsup.

 

Fuentas is known for his [[globalist]] talking points in attempting to link [[Vladimir Putin]] to [[Nazism]].

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 ''Putting America First''] - YouTube</ref> He is also 2% [[African]], and thus jokingly refers to himself as "Afro-Latino".

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 ''Putting America First''] - YouTube</ref> He is also 2% [[African]], and thus jokingly refers to himself as "Afro-Latino".

==Political views==

==Political views==

Fuentes is a devout [[Catholic]]. He describes his views as [[paleoconservative]], [[nationalist]] and [[Christian conservative]], 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, strongly the GOP establishment. He is a strong [[social conservatism|social conservative]], motivated by his [[Catholic]] faith, and uses "[[Christ]] is King" as one of his many catchphrases. He strongly opposes the [[homosexual agenda]] in all of its forms, as well as [[transgenderism]],

Fuentes claims to be a devout [[Catholic]]. He describes his views as "[[paleoconservative]], [[nationalist]] and [[Christian conservative]]", as well as a self-described member of the "dissident right". He's been labelled as an anti-[[establishment]] [[populist]], and criticizes both the left and the right, strongly the GOP establishment. He supposedly is a strong [[social conservatism|social conservative]], motivated by his [[Catholic]] faith, and uses "[[Christ]] is King" as one of his many catchphrases. He is an oputspoken opponent of the [[homosexual agenda]] in all of its forms, as well as [[transgenderism]],

 

On his show, Fuentes frequently discusses American and European demographics, immigration, and current political and cultural events. Fuentes takes a hard stance against immigration, advocating for an complete ban of immigration coming into the U.S. He is a major critic of [[Israel]] and [[Zionism]], stating that Israel is not actually an ally of the US and that the US needs to put themselves first before Israel. Fuentes is pro-[[Second Amendment]], and has defended the [[Bill of Rights]] in the past. He is an [[America First]] nationalist who supports [[President Trump]], voting for him in both the [[2016 Presidential election]] and the [[2020 Presidential election]]. He also protested for the overturning of the fraudulent [[Biden]] win; however, he is also not afraid to criticize Trump, mainly for his rhetoric on things like the [[Covid vaccine]] and Israel. In November 2022, he told Trump to his face that he was drifting to the left and that he should be more like [[Ron DeSantis]].[https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1596497588555063300]

He is often described as "[[far right]]" "[[white nationalist]]" "[[white supremacist]]" by sources like [[Wikipedia]], the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]], and the [[ADL]]; he rejects these labels, and has publicly denied being a member of the [[alt-right]], as well as having feuded with [[Biden]] operative [[Richard Spencer]], who once shouted violent threats and hateful insults at Fuentes over the phone, calling him a "Mexican peasant", and telling him to "do my f---ing laundry, you little f---ing spic" as well as saying he "better hope and pray you never f---ing see me in public".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfhPHkYeNwU WORLD PREMIERE | Nick Fuentes RELEASES a call he had with Richard Spencer!] - YouTube</ref> When Fuentes and Spencer later did cross paths in public, Spencer proved the threats to be empty.

In wake of the [[Russia-Ukraine war]], he supports [[Russia]] and refers to [[Vladimir Putin]] as "[[Tsar]] Putin". He has also praised Rep. [[Madison Cawthorn]] for calling Ukrainian President [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] a crook.

On his show, Fuentes frequently discusses American and European demographics, immigration, and current political and cultural events. Fuentes takes a hard stance against legal immigration, advocating for a complete ban of immigration coming into the U.S. He is a major critic of [[Israel]] and [[Zionism]], stating that Israel is not actually an ally of the US and that the US needs to put themselves first before Israel. Fuentes is pro-[[Second Amendment]], and the [[Bill of Rights]] in the past. He calls himself an [[America First]] nationalist who supposedly supports Trump, claiming to have voted for him in both the [[2016 Presidential election]] and the [[2020 Presidential election]]. He protested for the overturning of the fraudulent [[Biden]] win. He openly criticizes President Trump, mainly for Trump's rhetoric on things like the [[Covid vaccine]] and Israel. In November 2022, he told Trump to his face that he was drifting to the left and that he should be more like [[Ron DeSantis]].[https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1596497588555063300]

==Controversy==

==Controversy==