{"id":2519687,"date":"2025-12-10T13:40:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brett-cooper-says-to-censor-nick-fuentes-prompts-more-interest\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T13:41:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:41:18","slug":"brett-cooper-says-to-censor-nick-fuentes-prompts-more-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brett-cooper-says-to-censor-nick-fuentes-prompts-more-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Brett Cooper says to &#8216;censor&#8217; Nick Fuentes prompts more interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbrett-cooper-says-to-censor-nick-fuentes-prompts-more-interest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2519687&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Brett Cooper, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-anthony-fauci-and-another-health-expert-plotting-to-stage-a-massive-health-scare-using-a-new-virus\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Video ... Anthony Fauci And Another Health Expert \u2018Plotting\u2019 To Stage A \u2018Massive Health Scare\u2019 Using A \u2018New Virus\u2019?\">political influencer<\/a> and Fox News contributor, warned that efforts to censor white nationalist Nick Fuentes are likely to have the opposite effect by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-blasted-as-thousands-of-cops-resign-amid-crime-wave-taking-a-toll-on-our-communities\/\" title=\"Democrats Blasted As Thousands Of Cops Resign Amid Crime Wave: \u2018Taking A Toll On Our Communities\u2019\">increasing interest<\/a> among Generation Z. Fuentes, known for hosting his own talk show and organizing America First Political Action conferences, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >gained recent attention<\/a> following his appearance on the Tucker Carlson Show, which sparked controversy. Speaking on NPR&#8217;s Morning Edition, Cooper emphasized that attempts to restrict access to Fuentes&#8217; content often prompt younger audiences to seek it out, driven by curiosity. Although Cooper does not agree with all of Fuentes&#8217; statements, particularly his inflammatory and antisemitic remarks, she described him as an &#8220;edge lord&#8221; who deliberately makes provocative comments. she suggested that Fuentes&#8217; follower base, known as &#8220;groypers,&#8221; partly grew as people were told not to listen to him, and also because he frequently enough uses humor and has become a meme. Cooper herself has amassed a large online following, with over 1.6 million YouTube subscribers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Brett Cooper warns efforts to &lsquo;censor&rsquo; Nick Fuentes will only prompt more interest<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2404677\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Podcaster <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3454019\/brett-cooper-fox-news-contributor-podcaster-influencer\/\">Brett Cooper<\/a> predicted censorship efforts against white nationalist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/patriotism-unity\/3912785\/piers-morgan-interview-exposes-nick-fuentes-fraud\/\">Nick Fuentes<\/a> will result in Gen Z &ldquo;to go look for that content.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fuentes hosts his own talk show and has organized America First Political Action Conferences since 2020. Fuentes has since gained popularity thanks to his recent appearance on the <em>Tucker Carlson Show<\/em>, which <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3871409\/heritage-foundation-president-kevin-roberts-abhors-nick-fuentes-views-plenty-to-condemn\/\">prompted backlash<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3913433\/stephen-colbert-paramount-could-uncancel-late-show-warner-bros-discovery-bid\/\">Stephen Colbert says Paramount could &#8216;uncancel&#8217; his show after $108 billion Warner Bros. Discovery bid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3911613\/jimmy-kimmel-renewed-abc-contract-2027\/\">Jimmy Kimmel will stay with ABC through 2027, spurning retirement amid Trump feud<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3910629\/nick-fuentes-tucker-carlson-antisemitism-piers-morgan\/\">Nick Fuentes said he expected Tucker Carlson to press him on antisemitism<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Cooper appeared on NPR&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/12\/10\/nx-s1-5630495\/brett-cooper-youtube-conservative-gen-z-influencers\"><em>Morning Edition<\/em><\/a>  on Wednesday to answer &ldquo;what to do about Nick Fuentes,&rdquo; as she is also a political influencer. Earlier this year, Cooper became a Fox News contributor shortly after she left the Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think at the end of the day, my issue is with free speech,&rdquo; Cooper said. &ldquo;I think that for Gen Z, what people on both sides of the political aisle need to realize is the more that you tell my generation not to watch something, not to look into something, not to listen to something, that something is bad or censor somebody, we&rsquo;re going to go look for that content because we&rsquo;re interested.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>NPR host Steve Inskeep followed up on his question, quoting Fuentes&rsquo;s antisemitic comments to ask if Cooper agrees with the comments.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know, I don&rsquo;t agree with Nick Fuentes on everything. I don&rsquo;t agree with anybody on everything,&rdquo; Cooper said. &ldquo;I think that what especially older generations need to learn about Nick Fuentes is that he says it himself. He is an edge lord. He says things that are intentionally inflammatory.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PSnUdJInnLs?si=R5PYh6kAeYwH0TsJ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3878833\/nick-fuentes-is-a-portent-of-where-conservatism-is-heading\/\"><strong>NICK FUENTES IS A PORTENT OF WHERE CONSERVATISM IS HEADING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fuentes&rsquo; followers are known individually as a &ldquo;groyper.&rdquo; Cooper suggested that these groypers came to follow Fuentes &ldquo;because so many people have said not to listen to him.&rdquo; However, she also implied that he gained viewers to his show &ldquo;because he&rsquo;s become a meme&rdquo; and has a sense of humor.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Cooper boasts over 1.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtuber-and-investor-turned-ca-gov-candidate-talks-future-schools-solving-homelessness-crisis-and-more\/\" title=\"YouTuber And Investor Turned CA Gov Candidate Talks \u2018Future Schools,\u2019 Solving Homelessness Crisis, And More\">6 million subscribers<\/a> to her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/youtube\/\">YouTube<\/a> channel since she began posting in January.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brett Cooper: Censoring Fuentes will boost Gen Z interest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2519688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cooper-fuentes-e1765389060693.jpg?1765368144&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[57908,6371,50410,46368],"class_list":["post-2519687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-brett-cooper","tag-censorship","tag-controversy-2","tag-nick-fuentes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cooper-fuentes-e1765389060693.jpg?1765368144&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2519687"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2519691,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519687\/revisions\/2519691"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2519688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2519687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2519687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2519687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}