The Lie:
The neo-Nazi Groyper movement, led by Nick Fuentes, adheres to “America First” principles.
The Truth:
Aside from naming his podcast America First, Nick Fuentes and the Groypers reject the core values of the America First movement, the U.S. Constitution, and America’s founding principles.
Background:
- President Donald Trump revived the America First doctrine as a patriotic, pro-American movement focused on: reducing unnecessary foreign entanglements; ending endless wars and prioritizing U.S. national interests; asserting that government exists to serve citizens, not global institutions; and defending individual rights, limited government, national sovereignty, and secure borders.
- The Groyper movement claims alignment with America First but embraces beliefs fundamentally at odds with the movement’s constitutional, pro-liberty foundations.
Truth Explained:
- Fuentes praised Adolf Hitler, calling him “awesome” and “very, very cool.” He has said that Hitler “didn’t go hard enough against Poland.” Hitler launched devastating wars across Europe—exactly the kind of foreign aggression and endless conflict America First rejects. (X), (X)
- Fuentes praised Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and claimed that “what [Stalin] did, it worked.” Stalin was a communist who murdered millions of his own citizens and was diametrically opposed to American capitalism, liberty, and limited government. (X), (X)
- Fuentes rejects individual liberty. He has said the authority and force of the state outweigh the concepts of freedom and liberty, and that government should revoke people’s freedoms when necessary. This contradicts the U.S. founding belief that rights come from God, not the state, and that government only exists to secure those rights. (X), (Declaration of Independence)
- Fuentes has stated: “I don’t believe in the individual.” America First and the U.S. Constitution are built on the opposite idea: that the individual—not the tribe or the state—is the basic unit of political life, endowed with inalienable rights. (X), (Declaration of Independence), (Bill of Rights)
- Fuentes admitted to streamer Destiny (Steven Bonnell) that he is “anti-American” and seeks to replace the U.S. Constitution with a theocratic regime. (X)
- Groypers celebrate Democrat victories.
- The Groyper account Fuentes Updates posted that Groypers were “jubilant” and “winning” after major far-Left election wins in November 2025. (X)
- Popular Groyper Greg the Groyper celebrated wins including Islamic socialist Zohran Mamdani, claiming “America First is finally winning the war against Israel First” and declaring “Total Groyper Victory.” (X), (X)
- Fuentes has called for a dictatorship. In 2022, he said: “We need a dictatorship. We need to take control of the government and force the people to believe what we believe.” This is the opposite of America’s constitutional system and America First’s support for limited government and the consent of the governed. (X), (Declaration of Independence), (US Constitution)
Quotes:
“We the People … secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.” — Preamble to the US Constitution
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” — Declaration of Independence
“It’s weird when people want to defend Hitler. Like if you think forever wars in America are bad, why can’t you hate a guy who started a global war completely electively and destroyed his own country and he attacked his neighbors and got destroyed?” — Charlie Kirk
Takeaway:
The Groyper movement is not America First. Groypers openly support dictatorships, reject individual liberty, praise America’s enemies, and even call themselves “anti-American.” By embracing extremism and authoritarianism, the Groypers stand in direct opposition to President Trump’s America First movement and the core values of the United States.
