# The Undoing of Nick Fuentes

> Nick Fuentes, far-right streamer, faces backlash after clashing with followers over political strategy.
- Title: The Undoing of Nick Fuentes · Vanity Fair | Shortify
- Summary: Nick Fuentes, far-right streamer, faces backlash after clashing with followers over political strategy. Nick Fuentes, a far-right streamer with 1.2 million X…
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- Source: Vanity Fair — https://vanityfair.com/story/nick-fuentes-midterms-trump
- Author: Nathan Taylor Pemberton
- Published: 2026-10-29T14:14:01.722+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nick fuentes, seahawks, seattle, nfl
## Swatting Incident
Andy O’Brian was swatted by LAPD officers after questioning Nick Fuentes’s political tactics in a group chat.

> Are you trying to kill a guy named Nick?
## Nick Fuentes
28-year-old white supremacist streamer with 1.2 million X followers and a loyal voting bloc of young men.
## Groyper Generals
O’Brian, known as Chad Champion, was a central figure in Fuentes’s inner circle of 21-year-old followers.
## Fuentes’s Strategy
Fuentes endorsed James Fishback, a Florida governor candidate, but Fishback won only 10% of the Republican primary vote.
## Internal Conflict
O’Brian challenged Fuentes’s political strategy, leading to Fuentes calling him 'disloyal' and targeting him as an 'antifa' collaborator.

> Nick told me I was creating 'problems' for him.
## Amy Dangerfield
Former 'groypette' Amy Dangerfield was harassed after trying to organize a real-world America First conference.

> Amy Dangerslut
## Fuentes’s Political Goals
Fuentes claims to want to take over the Republican Party but has shifted focus to voting for Democrats in the midterms.

> We can exercise the veto, and I think that’s the source of our power.
## Fuentes’s Strategy
Fuentes says he’s targeting the GOP’s weaknesses to correct a 'generational mistake' by previous America First candidates.

> I think that he wants to make his money and go mainstream.
## Fuentes’s Influence
Fuentes’s followers have grown increasingly critical of his lack of electoral engagement and political strategy.
## Fuentes’s Response
Fuentes claims Trump started a war with Iran, leading to his predictions about the administration coming true.

> All of those things came to fruition.
## Fuentes’s Future
Fuentes’s movement faces uncertainty as followers question his ability to lead a political takeover.
## Key takeaway

Nick Fuentes, a far-right streamer with 1.2 million X followers, is losing influence as his followers question his political clout and electoral strategy.