Overview
- President Trump called Kirk a martyr and Vice President J.D. Vance framed the memorial as a revival, yet the anticipated surge of new recruits has not materialized.
- The piece describes intensifying clashes among Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens and Ben Shapiro linked to Nick Fuentes’ rising profile and allegations of antisemitism.
- The analysis attributes the turmoil to a widening divide over U.S. support for Israel and to influencer ambition within a competitive right-wing media ecosystem.
- Reporting cited from ProPublica and the Washington Post highlights concerns about a White House lawyer’s conduct and a briefly floated Coast Guard change on hate symbols that was later reversed.
- The disputes have spread into mainstream conservative media, including a feud between Mark Levin and Megyn Kelly over Carlson’s rhetoric, as efforts to silence critics after the shooting largely faltered.