The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah Valley University event on Wednesday has put the spotlight on far-right figure Nick Fuentes.
The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah Valley University event on Wednesday has put the spotlight on far-right figure Nick Fuentes. Social media claims are now linking the suspect, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, to Fuentes’ ‘Groyper’ movement. The influencer and activist is facing renewed scrutiny over his public feuds with Kirk, whom he labeled as a ‘fake conservative’ and ‘gatekeeper’.
Fuentes has responded to the allegations, denying any direct connection while defending his followers.
Journalist and former MSNBC anchor David Shuster on Friday claimed that Robinson reportedly admired Fuentes.
“According to Utah officials + police interviews with his family, Tyler Robinson hated Charlie Kirk because Kirk wasn’t conservative enough. (Robinson reportedly admired Nick Fuentes). GOPer’s now scrubbing X posts about dems faster than DOJ erases Trump name in Epstein files,” he said on X, platform formerly known as Twitter. The post went viral. It has been retweeted nearly 10k time at the time of writing this story.