Nick Fuentes: radical right-winger who became Kanye West’s right-hand man 

A meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago has put the spotlight on the alt-right firebrand 

Nick Fuentes
Fuentes led a group of followers to the US Capitol during the 6 January riot
(Image credit: Zach D. Roberts/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist working on disgraced rapper Kanye West’s 2024 presidential campaign, was filmed getting into a food fight with fellow customers at a Hollywood burger restaurant.

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Arion McNicoll is a freelance writer at The Week Digital and was previously the UK website’s editor. He has also held senior editorial roles at CNN, The Times and The Sunday Times. Along with his writing work, he co-hosts “Today in History with The Retrospectors”, Rethink Audio’s flagship daily podcast, and is a regular panellist (and occasional stand-in host) on “The Week Unwrapped”. He is also a judge for The Publisher Podcast Awards.