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| − | On August 12, 2017, Fuentes flew from [[Chicago]] to [[Virginia]] to attend the Second Day of the 'Unite The Right' rally in Charlottesville. Fuentes claimed that the majority of protesters in attendance were not [[KKK]] members nor were they [[Neo-Nazis]]. The Boston Globe covered his appearance and cited Fuentes' claims of violence, the leftwing racist rag ''New York Times'' claimed, "The rootless transnational elite knows that a tidal wave of white identity is coming. And they know that once the word gets out, they will not be able to stop us. The fire rises!" | + | On August 12, 2017, Fuentes flew from [[Chicago]] to [[Virginia]] to attend the Second Day of the 'Unite The Right' rally in Charlottesville. Fuentes claimed that the majority of protesters in attendance were not [[KKK]] members nor were they [[Neo-Nazis]]. The Boston Globe covered his appearance and cited Fuentes' claims of violence, the notoroius leftwing racist rag ''New York Times'' claimed, "The rootless transnational elite knows that a tidal wave of white identity is coming. And they know that once the word gets out, they will not be able to stop us. The fire rises!" |
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 citizens, not immigrants and foreigners, and that mainstream media networks, such as [[Cable News Network|CNN]], should be held responsible for making people believe it was universal. He later left Boston University after receiving several death threats and declared that he wished to move to Auburn University. | 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 citizens, not immigrants and foreigners, and that mainstream media networks, such as [[Cable News Network|CNN]], should be held responsible for making people believe it was universal. He later left Boston University after receiving several death threats and declared that he wished to move to Auburn University. | ||
Revision as of 19:26, October 13, 2021
Nicholas Joseph Fuentes or "Nick Fuentes" is an American internet personality and paleoconservative commentator, who runs the America First Podcast on YouTube, and previously ran the Nationalist Review podcast with James Allsup. He has frequently been called a 'white nationalist' by detractors, although he rejects this label and has publicly denied being a member of the Alt-Right after getting into a public feud with Richard Spencer, the progenitor of the term "Alt-Right". Fuentes was an adamant supporter of Donald Trump when he was campaigning for the 2016 Presidential Election.
Fuentes is partially of Mexican descent; he is about a quarter Mexican, hence his Hispanic surname. Fuentes, however, predominantly identifies with his European heritage, specifically his Italian side.
Education
Fuentes graduated from Lyons Township High School and was president of the school's student council, He initially attended Boston University, but then left after he attended the 'Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville, Virginia
Fuentes now works full time on his Podcast, America First, which he broadcasts Monday through Friday, weekly.
Career
On August 12, 2017, Fuentes flew from Chicago to Virginia to attend the Second Day of the 'Unite The Right' rally in Charlottesville. Fuentes claimed that the majority of protesters in attendance were not KKK members nor were they Neo-Nazis. The Boston Globe covered his appearance and cited Fuentes' claims of violence, the notoroius leftwing racist rag New York Times claimed, "The rootless transnational elite knows that a tidal wave of white identity is coming. And they know that once the word gets out, they will not be able to stop us. The fire rises!"
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 citizens, not immigrants and foreigners, and that mainstream media networks, such as CNN, should be held responsible for making people believe it was universal. He later left Boston University after receiving several death threats and declared that he wished to move to Auburn University. Fuentes graduated from Lyons Township High School and was president of the school's student council.
Political Views
Fuentes is socially conservative and a practicing Catholic. Fuentes personally identifies as a Paleoconservative in a similar vein to Patrick Buchanan, although he has frequently been described as a "White Nationalist" and "White Supremacist" by various Mainstream Media outlets such as the Boston Globe. According to the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center, Fuentes was one of the supposedly "racist" and "anti-LGBT" leaders of the "Alt-Right" who attended CPAC 2018.
On his show, Fuentes frequently discusses the demographics of America and Europe, Illegal Immigration, and gives a socially conservative perspective on cultural events, as well as giving criticism of what he describes as an "Israel First" foreign policy.
Fuentes is often accused of antisemitism due to his heavy criticism of Israel; however, Fuentes has rejected the label, citing his Jewish friends, such as Laura Loomer and Jacob Wohl.
Fuentes is pro-gun, and in a video debating another content creator, known as 'Atheism is Unstoppable', over the right to bear arms, he defends the Second Amendment.
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 Daily Wire. Fuentes called Walsh derogatory terms and said that he "works for Jews", he is a "Race Traitor" and a "Shabbos Goy".
Many Nationalists on Twitter seemed to agree with Fuentes although there was a lot of backlash from other Conservatives over Antisemitism. Walsh made his own response video to Fuentes on YouTube in which he makes fun of Nick's mustache.
On September 28th, 2019 Fuentes appeared in a photo with Kathy Zhu, Ashley StClair and Baked Alaska, among others, Ashley StClair was fired from her position at Turning Point USA for appearing in a photo with Fuentes, this sparked outrage on Twitter from Zhu and Fuentes. Fuentes responded on Twitter stating "The message from Charlie Kirk and TPUSA is loud and clear: if you are a young, thoughtful, intellectual curious Right Winger, you are not welcome in their organization. TPUSA exists solely to enrich its donors, and they’ll cleave off anybody who poses a threat to the cash flow."
Kathy Zhu responded to the firing with "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."
