Ben Shapiro Criticizes Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes
Ben Shapiro of The Daily Wire dedicated his entire show on Monday to a harsh critique of Nick Fuentes and Tucker Carlson.
Shapiro on the Political Right's Fragmentation
He began by addressing what he called the most important issue in the country: "the fragmentation of the political right."
“Hey folks, I want to do something different on today’s show. We’re going to cover one topic in depth. That topic is, I think, the most important thing happening in the country. It was a hot topic last week, but I wanted to take some time to really gather my thoughts and speak on it in coherent fashion, wholistic fashion. That topic is the fragmentation of the political right.”
The Groypers and Their Ideology
Shapiro described this split as being deliberately driven by a faction led by Nick Fuentes, known as the Groypers. He criticized their hateful views targeting women, Jews, Hindus, various Christians, diverse brown communities, Black people, and America’s foreign policy and Constitution.
“That fragmentation is being caused purposefully by a splinter faction of people led by a young man named Nick Fuentes. They call themselves the Groypers. They hate women, Jews, Hindus, many types of Christians, brown people of a wide variety of backgrounds, Blacks, America’s foreign policy, and America’s constitution.”
Admiration of Totalitarian Figures
According to Shapiro, this faction admires authoritarian figures like Hitler and Stalin.
“They admire Hitler and Stalin.”
Tucker Carlson's Role in Normalization
Shapiro accused Tucker Carlson of facilitating and normalizing this extremist ideology within the mainstream Republican Party. He called Carlson an "intellectual coward," "dishonest interlocutor," and a "terrible friend." Shapiro further condemned Carlson for being supported by the Heritage Foundation in this process.
“The main agent in that normalization is Tucker Carlson, who is an intellectual coward, a dishonest interlocutor, and a terrible friend. And Tucker Carlson last week was aided, abetted, celebrated for normalizing Nazism within the Republican Party by the mainstay organization of the traditional right, the Heritage Foundation.”
Author's summary: Ben Shapiro sharply denounces Nick Fuentes and Tucker Carlson for promoting division on the right and normalizing extremist ideologies within the Republican Party.