I figured Tucker Carlson would keep stirring things up after leaving Fox News, but I did not think he would go this far. Then I saw his name trending for interviewing Nick Fuentes. Yes, that Nick Fuentes, the twenty-six-year-old Hitler fanboy who has been booted off every platform.

And my first reaction? Why on earth are we even talking about this idiot? Nick, not Tucker. Although, lately, Tucker is making it harder to tell the difference.

‘Conspiracy kook Tucker Carlson is no conservative and no friend to Charlie Kirk and JD Vance.’ ⁦@nypost⁩ https://t.co/lWuVZpbmvB

— Douglas Murray (@DouglasKMurray) November 4, 2025

Fuentes Is Not a Movement, He Is a Meme

Fuentes calls himself a “Christian nationalist,” but in reality he is just a loudmouth with Wi-Fi. He is not leading a movement. Fuentes isn’t building anything productive. This little punk-ass poser thrives on attention and outrage.

This little try-hard has made a name for himself by saying disgusting things about Jews, women, and pretty much anyone who does not worship his warped worldview. He has been banned or removed from major platforms like YouTube and has faced repeated suspensions on X and other services for hate speech. Apparently, being banned everywhere is the new résumé booster, because somehow this guy keeps getting invited back.

Tucker, What Were You Thinking?

Tucker Carlson’s decision to sit him down for a chat was baffling. It’s like lighting a match in a fireworks factory and acting surprised when things blow up.

Carlson is not stupid. He knows controversy equals clicks. But giving airtime to a guy who praises Hitler is not edgy, it is asinine. It is exactly the kind of stunt that lets the Left say, “See? This is what the Right really believes.” No, it is not. It is what one fame-hungry moron believes, and it is time we stop letting people like him define us.

I saw a few clips of Tucker lately where he talked about Israel after the October 7th attacks, questioning why America is so tied to Israeli policy, and fine, debate is fair game. But the way he framed it, with all that talk about “Zionist influence,” sounded less like independent thinking and more like fringe nonsense.

Rush Limbaugh never needed to platform extremists to make a point. He stirred the pot plenty on his own, but he did not hand his microphone to the fringe. Today’s influencers confuse shock value with bravery, mistaking clicks for conviction. There is a difference between challenging the establishment and dragging the movement into the gutter.

Remarks from @KevinRobertsTX at a Monday night speech at Hillsdale College on antisemitism and cancel culture. pic.twitter.com/E3ioltzXpX

— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) November 4, 2025

The Heritage Fallout

Then came the fallout. Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts defended Tucker’s right to interview whoever he wants. His chief of staff, Ryan Neuhaus, mocked staffers who were upset, then eventually resigned.

Everyone in this story looks ridiculous. Fuentes for being who he is. Tucker for giving him a microphone. Heritage for imploding over it. And the Left for acting like Fuentes is some looming fascist threat when he is really just a basement podcaster with delusions of grandeur.

Meanwhile, conservative commentator Scott Jennings said what everyone else should have. At the Republican Jewish Coalition summit, he warned it is time to take out the trash and told leaders to stop tiptoeing around antisemitism.

Let Us All Take a Breath

Fuentes does not deserve panic, headlines, or hashtags. He is a nobody pretending to be a prophet. By freaking out, we hand him the one thing he cannot live without: attention.

Remember when ignoring someone actually worked? Not anymore. Now we have to keep talking about them, especially the idiots, because giving them attention online has become a form of currency. We are not “calling it out” when we share every clip and post. It just keeps the nonsense alive by engaging with it.

Nick Fuentes is not the future of the Right. He is a cautionary tale about what happens when stupidity meets Wi-Fi. Tucker Carlson should have known better. The Heritage Foundation should have stayed calm. And conservatives everywhere should learn the simplest lesson of all: Stop feeding the troll

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