Swamp Notes Maga fractures over far-right interview
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Nov 14, 2025 
Joe Miller, a Washington correspondent for the Financial Times, and Edward Luce, the U.S. national editor and author of the Swamp Notes newsletter, dive into the controversial interview between Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist. They discuss the growing power of far-right factions and the resulting fractures within the MAGA coalition. The duo explores why young people are attracted to Fuentes and examines the shifting landscape of conservatism, questioning whether the Republican Party will embrace these extreme elements to secure future victories.
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Fuentes' Rise From Provocateur To Power
- Nick Fuentes evolved from campus provocateur into a social-media-born neo-Nazi figure driving a new far-right faction.
- Edward Luce warns this growth shifted parts of the GOP rightward and into mainstream influence.
Groypers' Influence On Young GOP Staffers
- Groypers, Fuentes' followers, have allegedly penetrated young Republican staff ranks on Capitol Hill.
- Edward Luce suggests this could mean an unprecedented rightward shift inside the party bureaucracy.
Carlson Interview Normalized Fuentes
- Tucker Carlson's friendly, long-format interview with Nick Fuentes drew 23 million views and mainstreamed Fuentes.
- Joe Miller says the soft tone and platform granted Fuentes a ticket to respectability within parts of conservatism.