The links between Trump, Vance, and figures like Tate and the virulently toxic incel community appear to be, at least in part, strategic.
Like Trump own campaign managers As The Atlantic explained, “isolated voters and MAGA supporters who have proven difficult to connect with” are one of the main targets of the campaign’s messaging.
To that end, a pro-Trump PAC has been created. Released a $20 million campaign to reach out to young voters that began with Vance’s appearance on the Full Send podcast hosted by Nelk Boysa group of four men who have a large following among young conservatives.
In the past, the Nelk Boys have hosted Tate and Nico Kenn De Balinthazy, another far-right influencer better known as Sneako. De Balinthazy has He fantasized about being allowed to hit women. as men were 50 years ago. In a video uploaded to TikTok, he was caught on camera hitting a woman and responding that she had “been acting up all night.”
On their podcast, the Nelk Boys have repeatedly defended the misogynistic rhetoric espoused by both Tate and De Balinthazy.
Trump himself has been Interviewee several times by the Nelk Boys, labeling their work as “important,” and was recently In the photo with Sneako at an MMA event.
Trump was also recently interviewed by streamer Adin Ross, a Tate ally who infamously, inadvertently, notified the authorities about Tate’s plans to flee Romania. He was also banned from Twitch for displaying “unmoderated hateful conduct” in a chat and for hosting white nationalist Nick Fuentes. During the interview, Ross gifted Trump with a A Tesla Cybertruck with a striking wrap and a Rolexwhich Some experts say can have violated campaign finance rules.
Trump’s misogynistic worldview has also spread to other areas of conservative politics.
Even before Kamala Harris officially replaced President Joe Biden as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, the right was demonizing her as a “DEI hire,” a phrase Tate has I used to criticize women in the past.
In recent months, prominent right-wing media personalities have also made numerous misogynistic comments. In April, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk blamed birth control for creating “very angry and bitter ladies” and falsely claimed that the medication “ruins the female brain.” Alec Lace, a regular contributor to Fox Business, appeared on the station last month and felt it was okay to call Harris “Original Hawk Tuah Girlthat’s how she got to where she is,” before adding that she is “vice president of DEI.” And last month, Fox News primetime host Jesse Watters stated:“When a man votes for a woman, he actually becomes a woman.”
At the Republican National Convention held last month in Milwaukee, the list of speakers included Dana Blancawho was caught on camera slapping his wife, and Hulk Hoganwho has been accused of physically abusing his wife. (Hogan filed a defamation suit over the allegations, but asked the court to dismiss it five months later.) It also included several conservative figures who have sought to blame victims of sexual assault, such as David Sacks and Marco RobinsonSpeakers also included Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida lawmaker who has been Investigated but not charged by the Justice Department on charges of being part of a scheme to traffic a 17-year-old female.
“Women who know and work for President Trump personally, like I do, know that he is encouraging and generous to the women around him,” says Trump spokeswoman Leavitt. “Most importantly, President Trump’s policies as president helped women across the country by lowering the cost of living and making our communities safer.”
