Nick Fuentes
Nick Fuentes, pictured from a webcam. He is wearing a white shirt and navy sport coat, and the background is a photograph of a cityscape
Fuentes in 2022
Born Nicholas Joseph Fuentes
August 18, 1998 (age 24)[1][2]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[3]
Occupation
Political commentatorstreamer
Years active 2015–present
Known for
Political commentary
Founder of the Groypers
Movement
Far-right politics[4]
Christian nationalism
White nationalism[5]
American nationalism
Christian conservatism
Paleoconservatism
Website nicholasjfuentes.com
Nicholas Joseph Fuentes (born August 18, 1998) is an American far-right,[4] Christian nationalist,[6][7] white nationalist[5] and white supremacist[8] political commentator and live streamer. A former YouTuber, his channel was permanently suspended in February 2020 for violating YouTube's hate speech policy.[9] Fuentes has described himself as an American nationalist,[10] Christian conservative,[8] and paleoconservative.[11] He has expressed antisemitic views[12] and Holocaust denial[13][14] and is opposed to women's right to vote.[15]
Fuentes has feuded with Turning Point USA and its founder, Charlie Kirk, for supporting views that Fuentes believes to be insufficiently conservative.[16] On October 29, 2019, Fuentes' followers, known as Groypers, began to heckle Turning Point's Culture War Tour, including a speaking event for Donald Trump Jr.[17] In 2020, seeking to rival CPAC, Fuentes began holding the annual America First Political Action Conference (AFPAC).[18][19]
Fuentes was an attendee and speaker at events preceding the 2021 United States Capitol attack.[20] He also attended the 2017 Unite the Right rally.[8]
COVID-19 misinformation
Fuentes has frequently spread conspiracy theories and misinformation surrounding the FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccinations. At a rally in New York City, Fuentes said to his crowd of supporters, "They are gonna have to kill me before I get this vaccine. I just want to impress upon you the severity of the situation. You are talking about 'gene therapy' in your veins." Fuentes wore a bulletproof vest at the demonstrations, claiming his life was in danger.[76][77]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Fuentes
was he looking for protection from Trump?