The white nationalist influencer, 27, toned down his material for the chat—he’s previously talked about wanting a child bride and fantasized about killing a Black man with Hitler—but still praised Soviet tyrant Joseph Stalin and assailed the threat of “organized Jewry.” Carlson largely nodded along and even admitted he loathed Christian Zionists such as the staunchly pro-Israel GOP Sen. Ted Cruz “more than anybody.” That Carlson would grant Fuentes access to his massive audience is proof that his hate “is entering the MAGA mainstream,” said Ali Breland in The Atlantic. In recent livestreams, Fuentes has called Vance—whose wife, Usha, is Indian American—“a fat race mixer” and vowed to disrupt Vance’s likely 2028 presidential campaign if he gets too close to “the Israel First lobby.” Vance has gone out of his way to avoid offending groypers, chiding the “pearl clutchers” who were outraged by the Young Republicans chat. Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors
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Published at: 2025-11-10 22:16:06
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