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[https://twitter.com/MrSantosNY/status/1791572735962775879]</ref> 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 ''National Review'') podcast with James Allsup.

[https://twitter.com/MrSantosNY/status/1791572735962775879]</ref> 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 ''National Review'') podcast with James Allsup.

Fuentes famously engaged in a food fight at dinner in an L.A. restaurant with innocent bystanders in December 2022.<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/nick-fuentes-gets-food-fight-200600069.html</ref>

Fuentes famously engaged in a food fight at dinner in an L.A. restaurant with innocent bystanders in December 2022.<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/nick-fuentes-gets-food-fight-200600069.html</ref>

He is anti-Israel as another part of his bigotry.

He is anti-Israel as another part of his bigotry.

[[File:Nick Fuentes holding a crucifix.jpeg|thumbnail|Nick Fuentes holding a crucifix.]]

[[File:Nick Fuentes holding a crucifix.jpeg|thumbnail|Nick Fuentes holding a crucifix.]]

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 alleged to be an outspoken opponent of 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 alleged to be an outspoken opponent of the [[homosexual agenda]] in all of its forms, as well as [[transgenderism]].

Fuentes is described as [[white nationalist]]" "[[white supremacist]]",<ref name=texastribune/><ref>(January 25, 2023). [https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-reinstated-white-nationalist-nick-fuentes-who-praised-hitler-2023-1 Elon Musk's Twitter just reinstated the account of white nationalist Nick Fuentes, who previously said Hitler was 'cool']. ''Business Insider''</ref><ref>(Aug 11, 2024). [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4822598-jd-vance-disavows-nick-fuentes-a-total-loser JD Vance says he 'disavows' Nick Fuentes: 'A total loser'] "The Hill''

Fuentes is described as [[white nationalist]]" "[[white supremacist]]",<ref name=texastribune/><ref>(January 25, 2023). [https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-reinstated-white-nationalist-nick-fuentes-who-praised-hitler-2023-1 Elon Musk's Twitter just reinstated the account of white nationalist Nick Fuentes, who previously said Hitler was 'cool']. ''Business Insider''</ref><ref>(Aug 11, 2024). [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4822598-jd-vance-disavows-nick-fuentes-a-total-loser JD Vance says he 'disavows' Nick Fuentes: 'A total loser'] "The Hill''

  — "The Justice Department has labeled Fuentes a white supremacist, and he is known for his racist and antisemitic rhetoric."</ref><ref>(December  13, 2023)  

  — "The Justice Department has labeled Fuentes a white supremacist, and he is known for his racist and antisemitic rhetoric."</ref><ref>(December  13, 2023)  

[https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/nick-fuentes-jews-executed-1234925748/ Nick Fuentes Says 'Perfidious Jews' Should Be Executed] Rolling Stone</ref><ref>(May 4, 2024). [https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2024/05/04/musk-lets-nick-fuentes-rejoin-x-and-quickly-picks-fight-with-adl Nick Fuentes X Account Reinstated, Again]. ''Forbes''. — "White supremacist Nick Fuentes..."</ref><ref name=msnaug2024/> not just by [[Southern Poverty Law Center]], and the [[ADL]]; with some defining him a Neo-[[Nazi]],<ref>(December 24, 2023). [https://www.thedailybeast.com/neo-nazi-nick-fuentes-death-penalty-call-for-jewish-people-is-beyond-extreme Neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes’ ‘Death Penalty’ Call Is Beyond]. ''The Daily Beast''</ref> or plain Nazi.<ref>(February  23, 2024). [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nazis-mingle-openly-cpac-spreading-antisemitic-conspiracy-theories-fin-rcna140335 Nazis mingle openly at CPAC, spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories and finding allies]. ''NBC''

[https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/nick-fuentes-jews-executed-1234925748/ Nick Fuentes Says 'Perfidious Jews' Should Be Executed] Rolling Stone</ref><ref>(May 4, 2024). [https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2024/05/04/musk-lets-nick-fuentes-rejoin-x-and-quickly-picks-fight-with-adl Nick Fuentes X Account Reinstated, Again]. ''Forbes''. — "White supremacist Nick Fuentes..."</ref><ref name=msnaug2024/> not just by [[Southern Poverty Law Center]], and the [[ADL]]; with some defining him a Neo-[[Nazi]],<ref>(December 24, 2023). [https://www.thedailybeast.com/neo-nazi-nick-fuentes-death-penalty-call-for-jewish-people-is-beyond-extreme Neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes’ ‘Death Penalty’ Call Is Beyond]. ''The Daily Beast''</ref> or plain Nazi.<ref>(February  23, 2024). [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nazis-mingle-openly-cpac-spreading-antisemitic-conspiracy-theories-fin-rcna140335 Nazis mingle openly at CPAC, spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories and finding allies]. ''NBC''

"The presence of these extremists has been a persistent issue at CPAC, and in previous years conference organizers have ejected well-known Nazis and white supremacists such as Nick Fuentes."</ref> His weak "rejection" to these labels is that he 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.

"The presence of these extremists has been a persistent issue at CPAC, and in previous years conference organizers have ejected well-known Nazis and white supremacists such as Nick Fuentes."</ref><ref>(January 24, 2023). [https://newrepublic.com/post/170149/white-nationalist-nazi-nick-fuentes-back-twitter White Nationalist and Nazi Nick Fuentes Is Back on Twitter]. ''The New Republic''</ref> His weak "rejection" to these labels is that he 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.

 

Fuentes is also known for his talking points attempting to link [[Vladimir Putin]] to [[Nazism]], he also babbled that Stalin as a national hero of Russia ([[#Hero worship|see below]]).  His racist anti-semitic ideology has been denounced by [[Conservative of the Year 2021]] winner, Rep. [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]].<ref>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene @RepMTG:<blockquote>

Fuentes is also known for his talking points attempting to link [[Vladimir Putin]] to [[Nazism]], he also babbled that Stalin as a national hero of Russia ([[#Hero worship|see below]]).  His racist anti-semitic ideology has been denounced by [[Conservative of the Year 2021]] winner, Rep. [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]].<ref>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene @RepMTG:<blockquote>

Of course I denounce Nick Fuentes and his racists anti-semitic ideology. I can’t comprehend why the media is obsessed with him. Do you actually report real news or just use CNN for your political activism? Have you questioned Democrats if they denounce Israel hating [[Ilhan Omar]]?</blockquote>[https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1597675333096214528 Nov 29, 2022]</ref><ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3756423-marjorie-taylor-greene-condemns-fuentes-remarks-on-trump-yiannopoulos/ Marjorie Taylor Greene condemns Fuentes, remarks on Trump, Yiannopoulos], ''The Hill'', Nov 30, 2022.</ref>  

Of course I denounce Nick Fuentes and his racists anti-semitic ideology. I can’t comprehend why the media is obsessed with him. Do you actually report real news or just use CNN for your political activism? Have you questioned Democrats if they denounce Israel hating [[Ilhan Omar]]?</blockquote>[https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1597675333096214528 Nov 29, 2022]</ref><ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3756423-marjorie-taylor-greene-condemns-fuentes-remarks-on-trump-yiannopoulos/ Marjorie Taylor Greene condemns Fuentes, remarks on Trump, Yiannopoulos], ''The Hill'', Nov 30, 2022.</ref>  

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. Like [[David Duke]], as part of his anti Jewish war he is anti-[[Israel]] and anti-[[Zionism]], claiming that Israel is not actually an ally of the US. 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]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1596497588555063300]</ref>

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. Like [[David Duke]], as part of his anti Jewish war he is anti-[[Israel]] and anti-[[Zionism]], claiming that Israel is not actually an ally of the US. 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]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1596497588555063300]</ref>

He has defended [[Pope Francis]] against [[Sedevacantism|Sedevacantists]] asserting that the [[Roman Catholic Church|Church]] is a [[Monarchy]] and prefers [[Novus Ordo Mass]] to avoid "Schismatics" in the [[Traditional Catholic|Trad]] World.<ref>[https://x.com/darksmoke_83/status/1711736168528667111/video/1]</ref><ref>[https://x.com/Kaizerrev/status/1745287042643185920]</ref><ref>[https://x.com/JudasShroyer/status/1808343568655999397]</ref>

He has defended [[Pope Francis]] against [[Sedevacantism|Sedevacantists]] asserting that the [[Roman Catholic Church|Church]] is a [[Monarchy]] and prefers [[Novus Ordo Mass]] to avoid "Schismatics" in the [[Traditional Catholic|Trad]] World.<ref>[https://x.com/darksmoke_83/status/1711736168528667111/video/1]</ref><ref>[https://x.com/Kaizerrev/status/1745287042643185920]</ref><ref>[https://x.com/JudasShroyer/status/1808343568655999397]</ref>

August 2024: Nick Fuentes, who abused [[JD Vance]]’s wife Usha, praises [[Kamala Harris]] against Trump.<ref name=msnaug2024>(August 19, 2024). [https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/white-supremacist-nick-fuentes-who-abused-jd-vance-s-wife-usha-praises-kamala-harris/ar-AA1p71KM White supremacist Nick Fuentes, who abused JD Vance’s wife Usha, praises Kamala Harris]. Times of India.

August 2024: Nick Fuentes, who abused [[JD Vance]]’s wife Usha, praises [[Kamala Harris]] against Trump.<ref name=msnaug2024>(August 19, 2024). [https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/white-supremacist-nick-fuentes-who-abused-jd-vance-s-wife-usha-praises-kamala-harris/ar-AA1p71KM White supremacist Nick Fuentes, who abused JD Vance’s wife Usha, praises Kamala Harris]. Times of India.

He has also praised [[Putin]] "for trying to liberate Ukraine" saying that it is "not aggression" and are "not unreasonable" by trying to "de-Nazify Ukraine". 2 weeks after Republican lawmakers attended an event he hosted.<ref name=Praises>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/alt-right-figure-nick-fuentes-praised-putin-for-trying-to-liberate-ukraine-2-weeks-after-gop-lawmakers-attended-an-event-he-hosted/articleshow/90282312.cms|title=Alt-right figure Nick Fuentes praised Putin for trying to 'liberate Ukraine' 2 weeks after GOP lawmakers attended an event he hosted|publisher=Business Insider India|March 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.meneame.net/m/actualidad/nick-fuentes-figura-alt-right-elogio-putin-intentar-liberar-2|title=Nick Fuentes, figura de la Alt-right, elogió a Putin por intentar "liberar Ucrania" 2 semanas después de que legisladores del GOP asistieran a un acto organizado por él|language=es|publisher=menéame|March 17, 2022}}</ref>

He has also praised [[Putin]] "for trying to liberate Ukraine" saying that it is "not aggression" and are "not unreasonable" by trying to "de-Nazify Ukraine". 2 weeks after Republican lawmakers attended an event he hosted.<ref name=Praises>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/alt-right-figure-nick-fuentes-praised-putin-for-trying-to-liberate-ukraine-2-weeks-after-gop-lawmakers-attended-an-event-he-hosted/articleshow/90282312.cms|title=Alt-right figure Nick Fuentes praised Putin for trying to 'liberate Ukraine' 2 weeks after GOP lawmakers attended an event he hosted|publisher=Business Insider India|March 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.meneame.net/m/actualidad/nick-fuentes-figura-alt-right-elogio-putin-intentar-liberar-2|title=Nick Fuentes, figura de la Alt-right, elogió a Putin por intentar "liberar Ucrania" 2 semanas después de que legisladores del GOP asistieran a un acto organizado por él|language=es|publisher=menéame|March 17, 2022}}</ref>

==Education and early career==

==Education and early career==

Fuentes graduated from Lyons Township High School, and was president of the school's student council.  

Fuentes graduated from Lyons Township High School, and was president of the school's student council.  

[[File:Charlottesville Ukraine.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Charlotteslville white supremacists received training from [[Ukrainian Nazis]].<ref>https://worldbeyondwar.org/letter-charlottesville-ukraine/</ref>]]

[[File:Charlottesville Ukraine.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Charlotteslville white supremacists received training from [[Ukrainian Nazis]].<ref>https://worldbeyondwar.org/letter-charlottesville-ukraine/</ref>]]