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Nicholas Joseph Fuentes (born August 18, 1998) is an American far-right, white nationalist political commentator, activist and live streamer who has hosted America First with Nicholas J. Fuentes since 2017. On his livestreamed show, he promotes Christian nationalism, white supremacy, misogyny, anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, and antisemitism, including Holocaust denial and neo-Nazism. His supporters are known as Groypers.
Fuentes was raised in La Grange Park, Illinois, and attended Lyons Township High School where he was described as holding mainstream conservative views. He began political activism in 2016 after graduating and started the episodic live stream America First in 2017. In 2019, Fuentes's followers began to heckle Charlie Kirk and his organization Turning Point USA events, referred to as the "Groyper War". In 2020, seeking to establish a white supremacist conference to rival the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Fuentes began holding an annual America First Political Action Conference (AFPAC).
In November 2022, Fuentes and Kanye West had a private dinner with Donald Trump. The meeting was condemned by some American political commentators due to Fuentes and West's antisemitism. In August 2024, Fuentes launched the "Groyper War 2" against Trump's presidential campaign. Memes, trolling, and protests were used to push for more extreme right-wing positions. Fuentes credited the "Groyper War 2" for Trump's rehiring of Corey Lewandowski. In 2025, Fuentes said Trump was a "scam artist" for his failure to release the Jeffrey Epstein client list, and the New York Times and The Atlantic highlighted his growing influence on the political right.
Fuentes has been involved in a number of controversial events. He attended the 2017 Unite the Right rally, and spoke at events preceding the January 6 United States Capitol attack. Fuentes faced widespread deplatforming from major social media, streaming, and financial services between 2020 and 2023, primarily for violating hate speech policies and involvement with January 6th. In November 2024, after his home was doxed, he was arrested for battery for pepper-spraying and pushing an activist, taking her phone. In December 2024, Fuentes survived an apparent assassination attempt at his home, with the 24-year-old suspect killed by police during a shootout.
