"Nick Sortor has received full-throated support of the Trump administration after an October arrest in Portland, and attended an October 2025 White House influencer roundtable on antifa. Sortor's close relationship with the administration exists despite his previous DUIs and a misdemeanor conviction for criminal mischief and his having absconded from probation in his native Kentucky, where he was reportedly subject to arrest as of last November."
"Sortor, 27 of Washington DC, is just one of a new crop of Maga influencers who monetize red meat content for audiences on X and other platforms, and whose depictions of protesters and immigrants as violent criminals appears to be feeding directly into the forceful escalation of Trump administration enforcement actions in Minnesota and around the country. The Guardian twice emailed a detailed request for comment on this reporting to Nick Sortor on the address listed on his X account as his primary contact point."
Nick Sortor appeared to admit driving his truck at Minneapolis protesters and has cooperated with the Trump administration while producing confrontational video content to 1.2 million X followers. He received public support from the administration after an October Portland arrest and attended an October 2025 White House influencer roundtable on antifa. Sortor has prior DUIs, a misdemeanor criminal mischief conviction, and reportedly absconded from probation in Kentucky with possible arrest as of last November. Sortor represents a cohort of MAGA influencers who monetize inflammatory content and whose portrayals of protesters and immigrants are linked to escalated federal enforcement actions.
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