Opinion: MAGA OG Nick Fuentes Takes a Surprising Left Turn as a Trump Truther
Far-right political pundit Nick Fuentes' surprising characterization of President Trump as a 'demagogue' in a podcast update has The New Abnormal co-hosts Daniel Moodie and Andy Levy scratching their heads.
'I hate to admit it, liberals were right fundamentally about Trump—whether he has good intentions or bad intentions, whether he means well or not,' Fuentes said on how Trump has been 'stirring up' resentment against America's institutions. He added, 'Whatever you think about his culpability, he is in effect—maybe not consciously or intentionally—a demagogue.'
In light of Fuentes' history of promoting white supremacy, 'I honestly don't know what this means because Nick Fuentes next week could be patting Trump on the back,' said Levy. But, he quipped, 'Nick Fuentes is welcome to the Resistance.'
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Plus! John Hopkins University professor and historian Mary Fissile discusses her new book, Pushback: The 2,500-Year Fight to Thwart Women by Restricting Abortion.
'What surprised me as I worked on the book was to discover that even when abortion is illegal, there's often long periods of quiet toleration,' said Fissile about abortions done illegally. 'People look away, they ignore evidence, they don't ask questions that they could ask.'
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