"The fallout has riled MAGA, with Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes and critics of Israel vs. Ben Shapiro, Laura Loomer and the most intense Israel supporters. The big picture: We've told you about three tectonic plates shifting in America - AI, politics and how our realities are formed. On reality-forming, we've emphasized how America has hundreds of " realities," based on your politics, age, passions and profession."
"The enormous audience size for both Carlson and Shapiro shows why this debate echoes through and beyond MAGA. Both boast millions of social media followers - for Carlson, 16.7 million X followers and nearly 5 million YouTube subscribers; for Shapiro, almost 8 million X followers and over 7 million YouTube subscribers. On Monday, Carlson topped the news category on Spotify's podcast charts and hit No. 7 for the same category on Apple's charts. Shapiro hit No. 10 and No. 8 on the respective charts."
MAGA activists, especially young men shaped by YouTube, podcasts and X influencers, are divided over Israel, Qatar funding and reactions to Kirk's death. The conflict centers on high-profile figures like Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes, Ben Shapiro and Laura Loomer, whose enormous followings amplify the dispute. Both Carlson and Shapiro command millions of followers and top podcast charts, making their disagreements widely visible. Shapiro publicly attacked Carlson as an "intellectual coward" and a "dishonest interlocutor," while Carlson drew criticism for a friendly interview with Fuentes, a white nationalist whose extreme positions went largely unchallenged.
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