{"id":2581401,"date":"2026-03-18T16:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-gop-organizes-purge-of-white-nationalist-groypers\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T16:12:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:12:25","slug":"california-gop-organizes-purge-of-white-nationalist-groypers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-gop-organizes-purge-of-white-nationalist-groypers\/","title":{"rendered":"California GOP organizes purge of white nationalist &#8216;groypers&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fcalifornia-gop-organizes-purge-of-white-nationalist-groypers%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=2581401&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>The California Republican Party became the first state party to purge followers of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/things-that-donald-trump-did-not-do\/\" title=\"Things That ... Did Not Do\">white nationalist<\/a> influencer Nick Fuentes, known for his groyper audience. A memo dated February 19 instructed county leaders to identify and purge Fuentes\u2019s followers, refrain from recruiting or endorsing his ideas, and review bylaws to empower purges. Fuentes, who rose to prominence through memes and online shows, has mixed views but is broadly associated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politicos-fearmongering-over-christian-nationalism-is-a-shoddy-deception\/\" title=\"Politico\u2019s Fearmongering Over \u2018Christian Nationalism\u2019 Is A Shoddy Deception\">white nationalist ideas<\/a> and has been critical of Israel and certain civil rights positions.He was once connected with donald Trump but was later disavowed after a controversial 2022 Mar-a-Lago dinner with Kanye West, and in 2024 he campaigned against Trump, urging followers to vote for Democrats in 2026 and 2028, a move that attempted to depress GOP turnout in key states. Despite these efforts,Fuentes\u2019s influence within the Republican Party has waned,with candidates aligning with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >groyper ideas performing poorly<\/a>,and Democratic lawmakers even calling for investigations or reprimands aimed at him and Tucker Carlson.  <\/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\">California GOP organizes purge of white nationalist &lsquo;groypers&rsquo;<\/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_2452871\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The California <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"514\">Republican Party<\/a> became the first state party to institute a purge of suspected white nationalist &ldquo;groypers,&rdquo; right-wing followers of the influencer <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3911211\/senate-democrats-push-reprimand-nick-fuentes-tucker-carlson\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"3911211\">Nick Fuentes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fuentes, known for his inflammatory rhetoric, controversial views, and popularity among young, right-wing individuals, has grown in popularity over the past few years. His devotees are popularly known as &ldquo;groypers,&rdquo; a group whose views vary but can be widely characterized as white nationalist. Though once a fan of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>, his hostility toward Israel and the Jewish community helped drive him against the president, urging his followers to vote for Democrats in 2026 and 2028.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4495035\/ruling-women-spa-transgender-lawfare\/\">Why the ruling in a women&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ruling-in-womens-spa-case-could-shake-up-transgender-lawfare\/\" title=\"Ruling in women\u2019s spa case could shake up transgender lawfare\">spa case marks<\/a> a turning point in transgender lawfare<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4493425\/organizations-strong-ties-left-influenced-ai-deep-red-state\/\">Organizations with strong ties to the Left influenced AI policy in a deep red state<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4491539\/democrats-may-lose-dark-money-security-blanket\/\">Democrats on track to lose their dark money &#8216;security blanket&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Fuentes&rsquo;s skillful use of meme culture has boosted his popularity among the youth, which he&rsquo;s encouraged to infiltrate establishment conservative groups. The California Republican Party took drastic moves to exorcise Fuentes&rsquo;s influence, sending out a memo dated Feb. 19, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefp.com\/p\/exclusive-groypers-are-not-welcome\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.thefp.com\/p\/exclusive-groypers-are-not-welcome\">obtained by<\/a> the <em>Free Press<\/em>, urging its members to identify and purge his followers. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The ideology is characterized as White Nationalist; hostile to constitutional, limited-government conservatism; highly critical of MAGA and President Trump; and opposing of the civil rights of women, gays, and racial minorities,&rdquo; the memo read, referring to groypers.<\/p>\n<p>The memo was sent out to all 58 Republican county parties in California. Local leaders were directed to &ldquo;refrain from recruiting, supporting, or endorsing candidates&rdquo; who &ldquo;espouse,&rdquo; &ldquo;promote,&rdquo; or &ldquo;campaign&rdquo; on Fuentes&rsquo;s ideas. Local leadership was instructed to &ldquo;review organizational bylaws&rdquo; and ensure they have the authority to purge followers of Fuentes.<\/p>\n<p>Fuentes has largely occupied the fringes of right-wing politics for the past decade, confined to a narrow group of followers after being ostracized in 2017 for his participation in the Charlottesville &ldquo;Unite the Right&rdquo; rally. He slowly grew his following through his online show, which allowed him to meet with Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/paul-gosar\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8961\">Paul Gosar<\/a> (R-AZ) and former Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"776\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a>, though the latter soon disavowed him.<\/p>\n<p>Fuentes&rsquo;s longtime support for Trump culminated in an infamous 2022 dinner at Mar-a-Lago, when rapper Kanye West brought him along as a guest. Fuentes became embittered when Trump openly disavowed him after finding out who he was.<\/p>\n<p>Fuentes soon began campaigning against Trump, spending the 2024 election trying to wield his influence to depress turnout for Trump in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-more-votes-than-voters-in-key-swing-states\/\" title=\"...: More ...s Than ...rs in Key Swing States\">key swing states<\/a>. The effort failed to make a dent, with Trump winning every swing state and the popular vote.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3911211\/senate-democrats-push-reprimand-nick-fuentes-tucker-carlson\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"3911211\">SENATE DEMOCRATS PUSH TO REPRIMAND NICK FUENTES AND TUCKER CARLSON<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The right-wing personality renewed his efforts against Trump last year over the president&rsquo;s handling of the Epstein Files, along with criticism that he wasn&rsquo;t right-wing enough. His vitriol against Trump reached a fever pitch with the launch of Operation Epic Fury as Fuentes pledged to vote for Democrats in 2026 in an effort to tank the Trump administration, and urged his followers to do likewise.<\/p>\n<p>Despite growing fears about Fuentes, his open hatred of Trump has largely neutered his influence within the Republican Party. Candidates running on an open &ldquo;groyper&rdquo; platform have fared poorly in elections and have yet to occupy any prominent official positions. <\/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>Paraphrase:<br \/>\nThe California Republican Party has moved to expel suspected groypers-white nationalist followers of Nick Fuentes-from its ranks, becoming the first state party to attempt such a purge. A February 19 memo to all 58 county GOP organizations urged leaders to identify Fuentes\u2019 supporters and remove them, and to ensure bylaws authorize purges of his adherents. The memo characterized groypers as white nationalists who oppose certain conservative tenets, criticize MAGA and Trump, and push against the civil rights of women, LGBTQ people, and racial minorities. Local leaders were told not to recruit or back candidates who promote Fuentes\u2019 ideas. Fuentes, who gained a online following after Charlottesville but was ostracized, had ties to some conservatives in the past, including meetings with Rep. Paul Gosar and a brief association with Marjorie Taylor Greene. He attended a 2022 Mar-a-Lago dinner with Kanye West, after which Trump publicly distanced himself. In 2024, Fuentes attempted to influence the election by depressing Trump turnout in key swing states, but Trump prevailed there. He later signaled he would vote for Democrats in 2026 and 2028 to weaken Trump, a stance that has diminished his sway within the GOP. Candidates promoting groyper ideas have continued to struggle.<\/p>\n<p>55-character headline:<br \/>\nCA GOP purge targets Nick Fuentes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2581402,"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\/11\/GettyImages-1229648073.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[70933,6203,76089,76088],"class_list":["post-2581401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-california-politics-2","tag-gop","tag-groypers","tag-white-nationalists-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1229648073.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581401","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2581401"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2581405,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581401\/revisions\/2581405"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2581402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2581401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2581401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2581401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}