Fuentes Blames GOP's Israel Stance as Midterm Pushback Grows
Status: Posts documented; clip unverified. Fuentes's own X posts are linked below. The clip described by X's automated news summary is UNVERIFIED. AFNS has not reviewed it.
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The Washington Times calls Fuentes an extremist, and Newsweek calls him a far-right Gen Z influencer.
"Nobody to blame but themselves"
On Oct. 27, Fuentes wrote on X that Trump had won "an historic mandate" and a trifecta. He went on: "they blew it all away by fighting Israel's war. THEY HAVE NOBODY TO BLAME BUT THEMSELVES." The post drew about 1 million views and 48,000 likes.
Reply to Rep. Gill
Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) posted, "I am so sick of Democrats trying to sell my country to foreigners." Fuentes replied, "I'm sick of Republicans marrying them." His reply drew about 14,000 likes.
UNVERIFIED: the "start from zero" clip
UNVERIFIED: X's automated news summary says a clip shows Fuentes welcoming a leftist electoral wave. According to the summary, he said leaders should be jailed so the right could "start from zero." The leaders it names are Trump, Netanyahu, Bolsonaro, Milei, Meloni, Orbán and Farage. AFNS has not reviewed the clip.
Conservatives on X accused him of sabotage.
Critics push back
According to X's summary, critics called Fuentes a poor predictor and a "useful idiot" for the left. Commentator Ashton Forbes called him the "Jim Cramer of politics."
On his show
On his Rumble show after midnight, Fuentes said he would cover Israel's election, with "Netanyahu clinging to power until APRIL." He also said he would cover a meeting between "the Mecca Pact and Iran." For the actual count, see the Israel election results.
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Sources
- Fuentes on X: "historic mandate" post x.com
- Fuentes on X: reply to Rep. Gill x.com
- X trending summary: "start from zero" clip (unverified) x.com
- X trending summary: critics' reaction x.com
- Fuentes on X: Rumble show topics x.com
- Washington Times: Fuentes tells voters to stay home or vote Democrat www.washingtontimes.com
- Newsweek: influencer tells fans to skip midterms or vote Democrat www.newsweek.com
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