Which public events and platforms did Nick Fuentes use to make antisemitic statements?
Executive summary
Nick Fuentes has broadcast antisemitic rhetoric both through his own far‑right outlets — notably his America First livestream and the annual America First Political Action Conference (AFPAC) — and by appearing on larger platforms and mainstream‑adjacent programs, including a high‑profile interview on Tucker Carlson’s podcast and in public speeches to white‑supremacist audiences, prompting broad condemnation [1] [2] [3] [4].
1. America First livestream and AFPAC: Fuentes’ core platforms
Fuentes has cultivated his audience primarily through his program America First with Nicholas J. Fuentes and the annual America First Political Action Conference (AFPAC), using those venues to recruit followers known as “Groypers” and to disseminate white‑nationalist and antisemitic ideology, according to reporting that identifies those outlets as central to his organizing and messaging [1].
2. Alternative social networks and deplatforming: where he posts now
After being banned from most major social media and podcast platforms, Fuentes has continued streaming and posting on a cluster of alternative platforms — X (formerly Twitter), Truth Social, Telegram and Gab — where he maintains his show and circulates conspiratorial and antisemitic content to his followers [1].
3. High‑visibility media appearances: the Tucker Carlson interview and its fallout
Fuentes’ October 2025 appearance on The Tucker Carlson Network elevated his reach when he used that interview to promote antisemitic conspiracy theories and tropes, a move that ignited controversy among conservatives and drew attention to how mainstreamed some of his views had become by virtue of the platform’s large audience [1] [3] [4].
4. Public rallies and speeches to extremist audiences
Reporting documents Fuentes delivering explicitly antisemitic rhetoric in hour‑long public speeches to fellow white‑supremacists, including praise of Hitler and pejorative references to “Talmudic Jews,” language identified and condemned by the Anti‑Defamation League as part of his public addresses to extremist audiences [2].
5. Encounters with mainstream political figures and public events
Fuentes’ presence at public political events has included rallies — for example, a 2020 rally at the Michigan State Capitol — and a widely reported private dinner in November 2022 with Kanye West and then‑former President Donald Trump that was condemned across the political spectrum because of Fuentes’ antisemitism; that dinner intensified scrutiny of how his views had intersected with national political figures [5] [6].
6. How others frame his expressions: denial, defense, and critique
Some conservative figures and outlets have argued that criticizing Israeli policy or Christian Zionism is distinct from antisemitism, framing engagements like Carlson’s interview as debates about foreign policy rather than endorsement of bigotry — a defense invoked by commentators and some think‑tank allies — while many commentators and Jewish organizations view Fuentes’ language (including Holocaust denial and global‑Jewish‑conspiracy tropes) as plainly antisemitic and dangerous [3] [4] [2].
7. What the sources document — and what they do not
Available reporting clearly ties Fuentes’ antisemitic statements to his own branded shows and conferences, to alternative social platforms where he now posts, to public rallies and extremist speeches, and to at least one major mainstream interview that amplified his reach [1] [2] [3] [4]. The sources do not provide a comprehensive catalog of every individual antisemitic remark across all dates and channels, so this account is limited to the documented events and platforms cited by the referenced outlets [1] [6] [5] [2] [3] [4].