Right-wing political pundits Nick Fuentes and Laura Loomer have launched attacks on former president Donald Trump‘s current campaign strategy.
Usually unwavering supporters of Trump, they have now declared open opposition, with Fuentes announcing a “new Groyper War” against the campaign.
The unrest within the Republican party comes after Democratic candidate Kamala Harris has seen a surge in polling in several battleground states since taking over from Joe Biden.
In the last weeks, she has massively out-fundraised Trump’s campaign and has pulled even with Trump in the betting markets, where he was the favorite since March.
Fuentes, a controversial political pundit known for his inflammatory rhetoric, took to social media on Thursday night to express his frustrations. “Dare I say it? I am declaring a new Groyper war against the Trump campaign,” he said in a video address posted on X. The so-called “Groyper War” Fuentes refers to is a term he co-created in 2019 to rally supporters of Trump and other right-wing individuals toward adopting white nationalist ideologies. His followers refer to themselves as “Groypers.”
“You have alienated us. You have ignored us. You don’t listen to our concerns. We have been left behind.”
“Groypers will bring the energy, memes, edits, replies, trolls. Get with us or get the f*** out of the way,” he said. The video had garnered 45,900 views by midday Friday.
Fuentes also shared his grievances in a separate post on X, which was viewed over 2.2 million times by Friday.
He asserted that Trump’s campaign had been “hijacked by the same consultants, lobbyists, & donors that he defeated in 2016,” and warned that “without serious changes, we are headed for a catastrophic loss.”
Laura Loomer, another far-right figure, echoed Fuentes’ sentiments in a post on X. Loomer, a self-described investigative journalist and two-time GOP congressional candidate, criticized the Trump campaign’s current surrogates and messaging.
“Have you noticed how weak so many of the Trump surrogates sound on TV?” Loomer asked, calling for Trump to utilize better talent from his “arsenal” to combat Democrats in the media.
“We can’t talk about a stolen election for another 4 years. Time for some offense. And if you don’t know how to be on offense you probably should stay far away from President Trump’s campaign.” Her post had received 267,700 views by midday Friday.
Both Fuentes and Loomer have been banned from several social media platforms for violating hate speech policies.
Fuentes once claimed only 200,000 or 300,000 people died in the Holocaust and said of Jewish people, ” We will make them die in the holy war.“
Loomer has promoted several bizarre conspiracy theories including denying the legitimacy of several mass shootings. She once said Islam is a ” cancer on humanity.“
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