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6. The New York Times recently ran a story on Fuentes:
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 10:24 AM
14 hrs ago

"The assassination of Charlie Kirk also left a power vacuum on the right that has set off a scramble among its more extreme elements. Though Mr. Kirk had made his share of insensitive remarks, he tried to hold the followers of Mr. Fuentes at bay in his own youth organization, Turning Point USA. Mr. Fuentes often antagonized Mr. Kirk, calling him an 'idiot' and worse. With Mr. Kirk gone, intolerance similar to Mr. Fuentes’s has already emerged at Turning Point."

"Mainstream Republicans have described Mr. Fuentes’s ascendance as a sudden surprise. But others — including some on the right — see it as a natural evolution within the movement that has come to be known as 'national conservatism,' whose adherents embrace an American identity based not on the ideals of the nation’s founders but on the centrality of Christianity and familial ties to the land."

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Fuentes is not an aberration, he has quickly become mainstream Republicanism, particularly among young men under thirty. He's the future of the GOP/MAGA movement. Do a quick search of "the growing influence of Nick Fuentes among Republicans" and you will be shocked by the number of articles from major news sources discussing this.

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