{"id":2605134,"date":"2026-05-20T15:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nick-fuentes-blasts-republicans-amid-kentucky-primary-race\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:13:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:13:34","slug":"nick-fuentes-blasts-republicans-amid-kentucky-primary-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nick-fuentes-blasts-republicans-amid-kentucky-primary-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Fuentes blasts Republicans amid Kentucky primary race"},"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%2Fnick-fuentes-blasts-republicans-amid-kentucky-primary-race%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=2605134&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>Nick Fuentes, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-shocked-gina-carano-fought-back-as-her-movie-deal-with-daily-wire-goes-viral\/\" title=\"Media Shocked Gina Carano Fought Back As Her Movie Deal With Daily Wire Goes Viral\">conservative political commentator<\/a> who previously backed MAGA, sharply criticized Republicans for celebrating Rep. Thomas Massie\u2019s (R-KY) primary defeat of President Donald Trump\u2019s endorsed candidate, Ed Gallrein, in Kentucky\u2019s 4th District.Fuentes said the GOP\u2019s current \u201capparatus\u201d is controlled by Republican-aligned influencers and institutions and needs to be dismantled, naming figures and entities including media outlets (like Fox News), major Trump-linked money sources, and pro-Israel organizations.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed he wants republicans who cheered Massie\u2019s loss to regret their actions in the midterms, arguing Trump\u2019s influence-\u201cuse of Jewish money,\u201d in his view-helped drive the outcome. Fuentes also said he woudl back Democrats going forward because he believes the Republican Party has abandoned an \u201cAmerica First\u201d agenda. He suggested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unstable-non-genius-biden-aides-feared-cranky-candidates-epic-tongue-lashings-book-finds\/\" title=\"UNSTABLE NON-GENIUS: Biden Aides Feared \u2018Cranky\u2019 Candidate\u2019s \u2018Epic Tongue-Lashings,\u2019 Book Finds\">younger voters<\/a> supported Massie and that demographic changes will ultimately reshape the party,while he urged followers to support Democrats and step away from the fight against Democrats returning to power.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Conservative political commentator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4355329\/jd-vance-jen-psaki-nick-fuentes-attacks-second-lady\/\">Nick Fuentes<\/a> blasted Republicans\u2019 support of Rep. Thomas Massie\u2019s\u00a0 (R-KY) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4575742\/massie-trump-ballroom-concession-speech\/\">primary defeat<\/a>, declaring that the political party\u2019s current infrastructure \u201cneeds to be shut down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fuentes accused a wide array of Republican-aligned figures, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including major donors<\/a>, media executives, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/noem-ripped-after-spox-suggests-shes-a-victim-of-conservative-cancel-culture-from-just-wrong-to-pathetic\/\" title=\"Noem Ripped After Spox Suggests She\u2019s A Victim Of Conservative \u2018Cancel Culture\u2019: \u2018From Just Wrong To Pathetic\u2019\">conservative pundits<\/a>, of controlling the GOP and betraying the party\u2019s original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trumps-team-to-announce-the-creation-of-two-pro-trump-think-tanks-today\/\" title=\"President ...\u2019s Team to Announce the Creation of Two Pro-... Think Tanks Today\">political movement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4574850\/memorial-day-dc-patriotic-events\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>What patriotic events are taking place in the DC area over Memorial Day Weekend?<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4574349\/john-kasich-launches-show-political-civility-unity\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>John Kasich launches show highlighting political civility and unity<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4572196\/anderson-cooper-final-60-minutes-show\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Anderson Cooper hosts final 60 Minutes show in emotional farewell<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cThese people, the Likudniks, have been in control of the GOP, and all I know is this apparatus needs to be shut down. That\u2019s all I know. This Rupert Murdoch Fox News, Trump, Ike Perlmutter, Paul Singer, Mary Madelson, AIPAC, Trump thing needs to be f****** destroyed. And I don\u2019t care who does it,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4355329\/jd-vance-jen-psaki-nick-fuentes-attacks-second-lady\/\">Fuentes<\/a> said on his podcast, <em>America First with Nicholas J. Fuentes Repost <\/em>Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cAll these pro-Israel Republicans that are doing their little victory lab today, I saw Steven Cheung say, \u2018Fuck around and find out. That\u2019s what happens when you mess with the president,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nick Fuentes GOES OFF on Republicans for celebrating the defeat of Thomas Massie<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m going to make it my sole mission to take their words from tonight and shove it up their FUCKING ASS\u2014I&#8217;m supporting democrats out of pure vengeance.&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2QT6tkbAwx\">pic.twitter.com\/2QT6tkbAwx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udc06\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2c (@ImperiumFirst) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImperiumFirst\/status\/2056967898472554563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>His comments follow Republicans celebrating the defeat of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4575742\/massie-trump-ballroom-concession-speech\/\">Massie <\/a>against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/4574201\/trump-kevin-warsh-do-what-he-wants-fed-interest-rates\/\">President Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> endorsed candidate, former Navy SEAL <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4572488\/ed-gallrein-thomas-massie-kentucky\/\">Ed Gallrein (R-KY), <\/a>in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/vrsws.sos.ky.gov\/liveresults?id=35\">Kentucky\u2019s 4th Congressional District\u2019s primary<\/a>. Following Massie\u2019s support for the Epstein Files Transparency Act, breaking with Trump, the previously mundane race became one of the most-followed and most expensive primaries ever.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3899021\/of-fission-fusionism-and-fuentes\/\"><strong>OF FISSION, FUSIONISM, AND FUENTES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fuentes claimed that he would make it his mission to make people celebrating Massie\u2019s defeat regret their words in the midterm elections. He emphasized Trump\u2019s influence over the Republican primary in Kentucky; Fuentes says that it\u2019s his \u201cuse of Jewish money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou celebrated the defeat of the one congressman that actually cared about keeping the promises, about no new wars, about disclosure on the Epstein files. Your 30% approval. You are the most unpopular president in history. There has never been a more stark betrayal of a political movement in recent memory,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>He also claimed he would oppose what he described as the party\u2019s current leadership, regardless of who dismantled it. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Republicans are not on our side. And right now, the Democrats are the lesser of two evils. Randy Fein, Mark Levin, wherever they are not, is, to me, the lesser of two evils at this point. That\u2019s what has to be done. You won the battle against Thomas Massie. Let\u2019s see who wins the midterms,\u201d Fuentes said. <\/p>\n<p>Fuentes, who is a right-wing conservative and former MAGA supporter, recently parted ways with the movement and denounced Trump, saying that the republican party has strayed away from the America First agenda.<\/p>\n<p>He also expressed his frustrations with how the president and his administration have handled major issues such as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/epstein-file-dump-wild-new-allegations-in-leaked-epstein\/id1854256395?i=1000747461170\">Epstein files<\/a>, foreign policy, and mass deportation measures.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that he would now be going out in 2026 \u201cwith pleasure\u201d and enthusiasm for the Democrats. Fuentes noted that he would also encourage his followers to go out and support Democrats, emphasizing that his support for Democrats is driven purely by<\/p>\n<p>He argued that Republicans have become disconnected from younger voters and claimed demographic trends would ultimately reshape the party\u2019s future electorate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s maybe what you weren\u2019t counting on. So, MAGA is dead. Trump is, you know, you can have it. You can have your Republican party. The young people are out. You can have the boomers. They\u2019re all gonna be dead in 10 years anyway. No offense, if you are one. You can have all these brainwashed boomers to watch Fox News,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>Fuentes signaled his support for Democrats in future elections, suggesting that Massie\u2019s would not mark the end of the fight. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4574525\/thomas-massie-fox-news-final-day-kentucky-primary\/\"><strong>MASSIE MAKES RARE FOX NEWS APPEARANCE ON FINAL DAY OF KENTUCKY PRIMARY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTake a look at the exit polling. Every demographic, under the age of 55, supported Thomas Massey. That\u2019s the future. So I will gladly take the L. I\u2019ll gladly take a couple steps back while we wait for the demographics to change. And then it\u2019ll be our party,\u201d Fuentes said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd in the meantime, let the Democrats attack you politically. Let the funding run dry. Let them impeach you, let them indict you. They\u2019re your problem now. I\u2019m recusing myself from that fight. Let the Democrats return to power for a couple years.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Fuentes raged at Republicans after Massie\u2019s defeat, calling the GOP apparatus to be shut down<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2605135,"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\/2026\/05\/AP22333604906779-e1779295170590.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[79618,46368,32171,3756],"class_list":["post-2605134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-kentucky-primary","tag-nick-fuentes","tag-political-commentary","tag-republicans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP22333604906779-e1779295170590.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605134","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\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2605134"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2605138,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605134\/revisions\/2605138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2605135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2605134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2605134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2605134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}