Nick Fuentes
White Supremacist and Holocaust Denier
Nick Fuentes is a far-right political commentator and organizer who hosts a show and runs the America First movement. He has been banned from YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and multiple other platforms for violations of their policies related to hate speech and promotion of white supremacist ideology. The Anti-Defamation League and Southern Poverty Law Center have categorized him as a white nationalist and Holocaust denier. Fuentes has disputed some of these characterizations while maintaining that his political views represent legitimate nationalist and traditionalist positions.
Fuentes has made statements on his show that minimized or mocked the Holocaust, including a widely circulated 2020 segment in which he compared the cremation of Holocaust victims to cookie baking. Jewish organizations and civil rights groups characterized these statements as explicit Holocaust denial. Fuentes has contested some of the contextual characterizations of these remarks while not retreating from his stated positions on immigration and racial demographics.
In November 2022, Fuentes dined at Mar-a-Lago with former President Donald Trump alongside rapper Kanye West. Trump stated he had not known who Fuentes was before the dinner and was not aware of his background. The dinner generated significant controversy and criticism from political figures including some Republicans, who called on Trump to denounce Fuentes. Fuentes characterized the meeting as evidence of growing influence for the America First movement.
Fuentes organized the America First Political Action Conference (AFPAC) as an alternative to CPAC, and led what became known as the Groyper movement, a network of followers who engaged in organized questioning and disruption of mainstream conservative events. Some elected officials and political figures attended or spoke at AFPAC events, which critics argued legitimized the gathering's white nationalist organizing context. Fuentes has continued operating primarily through his own platforms and the Cozy.tv streaming service following his bans from mainstream social media.