Nicholas J. Fuentes
Nicholas Joseph “Nick” Fuentes is an American internet personality and alt-right commentator who runs the America First Podcast on YouTube, and previously ran the Nationalist Review podcast with James Allsup. He has been criticized by conservatives for numerous bigoted remarks.[1]
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 organized by Biden operative Richard Spencer. Fuentes claimed that the majority of protesters in attendance were not KKK members nor were they Neo-Nazis. The notorious far left racist rag, The New York Times, attributed a quote, "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 has made anti-Semitic remarks, including using bigoted tropes following the Charlottesville attack.[1] He has also mocked the atrocities of the Holocaust.[1]
He has also defended Jim Crow laws which were instituted by the Democratic Party.[1]
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."
