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Newsweek
2 days ago
- Politics
- Newsweek
Far-Right Influencer Denounces Trump Over Epstein: 'Liberals Were Right'
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Far-right influencer Nick Fuentes, who is no stranger to controversy, has turned on President Donald Trump after the latter attacked his own supporters for their continued interest in the Jeffrey Epstein files. Newsweek reached out to the White House via email outside of normal business hours on Thursday evening. Why It Matters Epstein, a sex offender, died in a New York City jail in 2019 while awaiting sex trafficking charges. The disgraced financier had well-documented connections to powerful figures, and his death has long prompted numerous conspiracy theories. Rumors of a "client list" have long circulated online, and during Trump's successful bid for reelection in 2024, he suggested that if voters returned him to the White House, he would release a list of individuals associated with Epstein. Trump's FBI and Department of Justice last week released a memo that found "no incriminating 'client list'" in relation to Epstein, and Trump has urged his supporters to move on and celebrate the many wins he scored in the first six months of his second administration. His supporters continued to call for the release of files related to the Epstein investigation, and then grew critical of how Trump and his administration have handled the issue. In a lengthy message posted on Truth Social earlier this week, Trump went on to hit back at MAGA voters, saying they have "bought into this ... hook, line, and sinker," calling them "weaklings," and then insisting, "I don't want their support anymore!" Nick Fuentes, far-right activist, holds a rally at the Michigan Capitol in Lansing on November 11, 2020. Nick Fuentes, far-right activist, holds a rally at the Michigan Capitol in Lansing on November 11, 2020. Nicole Hester/ Arbor News via AP, File What To Know During Wednesday night's episode of the America First podcast, Fuentes responded to Trump's post, sharing a number of four-lettered words for the president, starting off with a strong: "F*** you. You suck." "You are fat, you are a joke, you are stupid, you are not funny, you are not as smart as you think you are," Fuentes said, later adding, "This entire thing has been a scam." "When we look back on the history of populism in America, we are going to look back on the MAGA movement as the biggest scam in history," Fuentes said. "And the liberals were right. The MAGA supporters were had. They were." "When we look back in history, we will see Trump as a scam artist who served as a vehicle for this rather than the other way around. We were not the vehicle for Trump, Trump was the vehicle for all of us," Fuentes added. Fuentes has faced backlash for multiple controversial comments, like when he said "your body, my choice" while celebrating Trump's 2024 victory on election night. His address leaked online shortly afterward amid the backlash. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has described Fuentes as a "white nationalist livestreamer who advocates pulling the Republican Party further to the extreme far-right" and an "admirer of fascists." He has made repeated antisemitic and racist remarks and has been banned from several social media platforms. He was previously a supporter of Trump and was a vocal ally during the "Stop the Steal" movement following Trump's loss to Biden in 2020. He also famously dined with Trump and Kanye West in 2022 at Mar-a-Lago. However, he ultimately did not endorse Trump in 2024 and criticized the MAGA movement as "a cult," saying the movement had "gone too far" and is "Frankenstein's monster" that has become "a problem." What People Are Saying Trump on Wednesday in a Truth Social post: "The Radical Left Democrats have hit pay dirt, again! Just like with the FAKE and fully discredited Steele Dossier, the lying 51 "Intelligence" Agents, the Laptop from Hell, which the Dems swore had come from Russia (No, it came from Hunter Biden's bathroom!), and even the Russia, Russia, Russia Scam itself, a totally fake and made up story used in order to hide Crooked Hillary Clinton's big loss in the 2016 Presidential Election, these Scams and Hoaxes are all the Democrats are good at - It's all they have - They are no good at governing, no good at policy, and no good at picking winning candidates. "Also, unlike Republicans, they stick together like glue. Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this "bull****," hook, line, and sinker. They haven't learned their lesson, and probably never will, even after being conned by the Lunatic Left for 8 long years. I have had more success in 6 months than perhaps any President in our Country's history, and all these people want to talk about, with strong prodding by the Fake News and the success starved Dems, is the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax. "Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats work, don't even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don't want their support anymore! Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Podcaster Nick Fuentes' heated remark reflects the fracturing of the president's base.
White nationalist commentator Nick Fuentes slammed President Donald Trump for his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files in a profane rant. Fuentes, a leader of the alt-right movement who turned on Trump just before the 2024 election, made his strongest comments yet about the president. '[Trump] says if you're not on board with the Epstein cover-up, 'Oh, I don't want your support. You're a weakling,'' Fuentes said on his show America First, recapping how Trump has thumbed his nose at his base for demanding answers on the deceased sex offender's ties to socialites.
Fox Sports
7 days ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Colorado Rockies All-Stars: Building the Best Rockies All-Time Lineup
Aided by the mile-high air in Denver, plenty of Rockies sluggers are always producing some golden moments at Coors Field. From Larry or CarGo to Charlie, there's never a shortage of star sluggers in Colorado to take your breath away. Manager: Clint Hurdle The best season in Rockies history came with Hurdle in the dugout. After taking over during the 2002 season, Colorado posted five losing seasons before a then-franchise-record 90-win 2007 campaign that saw the franchise make the playoffs for just the second time. The Rockies then proceeded to sweep both the Philadelphia Phillies and Arizona Diamondbacks before getting swept by the Boston Red Sox in the World Series. Colorado fired Hurdle during the 2009 season. The Rockies went 534-625 under Hurdle from 2002-09, with his 534 managerial wins ranking second in franchise history. Hurdle is currently back with the Rockies as their interim bench coach and hitting coach. Starting pitcher: Ubaldo Jimenez Jimenez spent the first five-plus seasons of his career with the Rockies (2006-11) and was one of the better pitchers in the sport over that span. His best season for the Rockies came in 2010, posting a career-best 2.88 ERA, 19 wins and 214 strikeouts over 221.2 innings pitched (33 starts), helping him get the starting nod for the NL in the 2010 All-Star Game. The right-hander pitched deep into games, evaded trouble and pitched well for the Rockies in the 2007 postseason, posting a 2.25 ERA over three starts (16.0 innings pitched). Jimenez is first in Rockies history with a 3.66 ERA and an 18.9 WAR among pitchers, tied for first with three shutouts, is third with eight complete games, fifth with 773 strikeouts and seventh with both 56 wins and 851.0 innings pitched. Reliever/closer: Brian Fuentes Fuentes was a pillar in Colorado's bullpen from 2002-08 and one of the best relievers in the sport. A three-time All-Star with the franchise, the southpaw struck out batters at a high clip and recorded 28 saves per season from 2005-08. Fuentes, who posted a 3.38 ERA over his seven seasons with the Rockies, is first in franchise history with 115 saves. Catcher: Yorvit Torrealba Colorado signed Torrealba for the 2006 season, with him serving as its primary catcher for the run to the 2007 World Series. Torrealba was a respectable hitting catcher, batting .258 across his four seasons with the Rockies (2006-09), while posting 8 DRS behind the plate in 2007. He returned to the Rockies in 2013, his final MLB season. 1B: Todd Helton Helton is Mr. Rockie. The first baseman was stellar at the corner-infield position, winning three Gold Gloves, and was one of the best hitters of his generation, having a great eye and consistently getting on base at a high level while possessing notable power. In 2000, Helton led the NL with 216 hits, 59 doubles, 147 RBIs, an 8.9 WAR and a slash line of .372/.463/.698. Spending his entire 17-year career with the Rockies (1997-2013), Helton, a four-time Silver Slugger and five-time All-Star, is first in franchise history with 2,519 hits, 369 home runs, 1,406 RBIs, 1,401 runs scored, 1,335 walks, 4,292 total bases and a 61.8 WAR. He's also second with a .414 on-base percentage, tied for third with a .316 batting average and is seventh with a .539 slugging percentage. 2B: DJ LeMahieu The 6-foot-3 LeMahieu was one of the most consistent infielders in MLB across his seven seasons in Colorado (2012-18). Crisp at second base and one of the premier contact hitters in the sport, LeMahieu earned three Gold Gloves and two All-Star honors with the Rockies, while winning the 2016 NL batting title and posting a combined 60 DRS at second base. LeMahieu is sixth in Rockies history with an 8.6 defensive WAR, seventh with 31 triples, tied for eighth with a .299 batting average, is ninth with both 1,011 hits and 498 runs scored and 10th with both a 16.6 overall WAR and 75 stolen bases. 3B: Nolan Arenado The best third baseman in baseball resided in Denver last decade. Spending the first eight seasons of his MLB career with the Rockies (2013-20), Arenado was spectacular, making absurd plays at the hot corner and swinging as dangerous of a bat as anybody in the game. Arenado led the NL in home runs three times. The third baseman earned a Gold Glove in each of his eight seasons in Colorado, while also earning four Silver Slugger awards and five All-Star nods. Arenado is first in Rockies history with a 15.3 defensive WAR, third with a 39.7 overall WAR, fourth with 235 home runs, fifth with 760 RBIs, a .541 slugging percentage and 2,227 total bases, tied for sixth with 1,206 hits and is seventh with 649 runs scored. SS: Troy Tulowitzki Tulowitzki was extraordinary for the Rockies, with whom he spent the first nine-plus seasons of his career (2006-15). An impact hitter from the right side, Tulowitzki was superb in the field and arguably the best shortstop in the NL in the early portion of his career. He earned each of his two Gold Gloves, two Silver Slugger awards and five All-Star honors with the Rockies. Tulowitzki is fourth in Rockies history with a 39.6 WAR, sixth with 660 runs scored, eighth with 1,165 hits, 188 home runs, 657 RBIs, 2,001 total bases and a .371 on-base percentage and tied for eighth with a .299 batting average. OF: Larry Walker Walker was great for the Montreal Expos, but he was an MVP-caliber player for the Rockies. Across nine-plus seasons in Colorado (1995-2004), Walker was a terror from the left side of the plate with blazing power and impressive plate discipline. Walker won three NL batting titles and led the NL in slugging percentage twice. All the while, he won five Gold Gloves at first base in Colorado. Furthermore, in 1997, Walker totaled an NL-high with both 49 home runs and a 9.8 WAR, while posting 208 hits and, in doing so, winning the NL MVP Award. Walker is first in Rockies history with a .334 batting average, a .426 on-base percentage, a .618 slugging percentage, second with 258 home runs, 848 RBIs and a 48.3 WAR and third with 1,361 hits, 892 runs scored, 126 stolen bases and 2,520 total bases. OF: Carlos Gonzalez "Cargo" delivered shipments over the outfield wall in all directions at Coors Field. After an auspicious and efficient debut season with the Rockies in 2009, Gonzalez had a breakout 2010 campaign in which he won the NL batting title and totaled an NL-high 197 hits while finishing third in NL MVP voting. The left-handed slugger was a consistent power plug who did damage and slugged at a high level, made some noise on the basepaths early in his career and was a plus outfielder at all three positions. Playing 10 seasons with the Rockies (2009-18), Gonzalez earned three Gold Gloves, three All-Star nods and two Silver Slugger awards. Gonzalez is fourth in Rockies history with 1,330 hits, 769 runs scored, 118 stolen bases and 2,366 total bases, tied for fifth with 227 home runs, is sixth with both 749 RBIs and a 24.0 WAR and 10th with a .516 slugging percentage. OF: Matt Holliday There was most definitely power at the Holliday Inn. Spending the first five seasons of his career in Colorado (2004-08), Holliday was both a three-time Silver Slugger and three-time All-Star, showing out in the team's 2007 NL pennant campaign, totaling five home runs and 10 RBIs, while posting a .289/.319/.622 slash line in the 2007 postseason. The 6-foot-4 Holliday was an imposing hitter from the right side, swinging for power, being an extra-base hit machine and driving in runs like nobody's business. In the 2007 regular season, Holliday won the NL batting title, while also leading the NL with 216 hits, 50 doubles and 137 RBIs. Holliday is second in Rockies history with a .319 batting average, third with a .387 on-base percentage, fourth with a .550 slugging percentage, eighth with an 18.6 WAR and 10th with 486 RBIs. DH: Charlie Blackmon A career-long Rockie (2011-24), Blackmon was one of the best outfielders of his era. A steady presence in both center and right field, Blackmon was a consistently potent left-handed bat for Colorado, hitting for average and slugging with his long, compact swing. A four-time All-Star and two-time Silver Slugger, Blackmon won the 2017 NL batting title, while also leading the NL with 213 hits, 137 runs scored and 14 triples in said season. Blackmon is second in Rockies history with 996 runs scored, 2,956 total bases and 148 stolen bases, fourth with 801 RBIs, tied for fifth with 227 home runs and is seventh with a 21.7 WAR. Honorable Mentions: Jorge De La Rosa (starting pitcher) Aaron Cook (starting pitcher) Rafael Betancourt (reliever/closer) Justin Morneau (1B) Andres Galarraga (1B) Eric Young Sr. (2B) Trevor Story (SS) Vinny Castilla (DH) Dante Bichette (DH) Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience Major League Baseball Colorado Rockies recommended Item 1 of 3 Get more from the Major League Baseball Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
New York Post
09-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Braves under fire as prized pitching prospect Didier Fuentes crumbles: ‘Front office has lost itself'
The Braves can't even get hope this season from promising prospects. With some injuries to the pitching staff, the Braves elected to bring 20-year-old Didier Fuentes up to the big leagues after just three starts in High-A, five in Double-A and one in Triple-A throughout 2025 — and it seems to have been far too soon for the team's No. 10 prospect. 'Didier Fuentes was a speculative promotion based on arm talent and potential. He is not ready to pitch, let alone contribute in the major leagues right now,' Braves reporter Grant McAuley posted to X. 'Yes, the Braves have lost four starters, but they need to try something else.' 4 At just 20 years old, Didier Fuentes is the youngest MLB pitcher to start a game since 2019. Brett Davis-Imagn Images Through four starts in MLB, Fuentes has posted a 13.85 ERA and made it through just 13 innings. He's allowed 23 hits and six home runs while walking six batters and striking out 12. His struggles reached new heights Tuesday when he gave up eight runs — including three homers — to the A's in just one inning. 4 Didier Fuentes was lit up in his start Tuesday as he failed to get an out after reaching the second inning. Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images The Braves may continue to lean on Fuentes through the growing pains, but many oppose that ideology. 'Genuinely feel so bad for Didier Fuentes,' a Braves fan posted to X. 'The kid has so much potential, but his stuff is just not ready for the big leagues yet. Every inning he throws in the bigs is hurting more than helping. The Braves are not helping this kid at all.' 4 Fuentes made his MLB debut on June 20. Getty Images From 2022-25 in the minor leagues, Fuentes posted a 3.70 ERA with a 1.14 WHIP. In 2025, that ERA sat at 4.81 with his High-A number at 5.54, Double-A at 4.98 and Triple-A at 1.93, which came in a single start before his MLB call-up. Chris Sale, Reynaldo Lopez and Spencer Schwellenbach are all injured at the moment for Atlanta, but the early opportunity for the righty seems to be doing more harm than good. 4 Fuentes is the youngest player to pitch for the Braves since 1970. Getty Images 'What are the Braves doing with Didier?' another X user posted. 'This is moronic. The front office has lost itself.' The Braves have had a tough season as they currently sit at 39-51 and are 10.5 games back from the final wild-card spot in the National League.
New York Times
09-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Braves prospect Didier Fuentes rocked in 10-1 loss to A's: ‘It's been a rough go'
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The youngest and second-oldest players in the majors pitched for the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night against the Athletics. Didier Fuentes, 20, and Jesse Chavez, 41, had something in common: Neither looked like he belonged on a major-league mound. Fuentes gave up five runs and three home runs in the first inning, and Chavez served up a grand slam to Kurtz in the second inning as the Athletics built a 9-0 lead before making their fifth out. Advertisement They rolled over the Braves 10-1, handing Atlanta its 10th loss in 12 games, and further exposing the urgent state of their injury-riddled starting rotation that includes standouts Grant Holmes, Spencer Strider and 'pray the offense scores a bunch of runs.' 'It just kind of spiraled on him,' Snitker said of Fuentes, who's 0-3 with a 13.85 ERA in four starts, and headed back to the minor leagues. 'It's a lot to process for a young guy, and it's been a rough go for him. He needs to go back and start pitching and getting in an environment that he's accustomed to being in.' The loss also served as another reminder of how disjointed and disappointing most of this lineup has been all season. Without injured co-aces Chris Sale and Spencer Schwellenbach in the rotation, there frankly is no winning formula for this team as currently constructed. Not unless a few regulars — namely, Michael Harris II, Ozzie Albies and Marcell Ozuna — break out of extended slumps, and Austin Riley starts being the productive slugger he was in the past. The Braves' only run came on a fifth-inning, 452-foot homer from Eli White, who was a late lineup addition in right field after Ronald Acuña Jr. was scratched an hour before the game due to lower back tightness. At that point, the Braves were down 10-0. ATL – Eli White Solo HR (4) 📏 Distance: 452 ft💨 EV: 105.8 mph📐 LA: 34°⚾️ 86.9 mph cutter (ATH – LHP Jeffrey Springs)🏟️ Would be out in 30/30 MLB parks ATL (1) @ ATH (10)🔺 5th#BravesCountry — MLB Home Runs🚀 (@MLBHRs_) July 9, 2025 The A's Lawrence Butler hit an inside-the-park home run on the first pitch Fuentes threw. Fuentes' second pitch was a fastball that hit the left wrist of shortstop Jacob Wilson, a starter in next week's All-Star Game. Wilson left the game immediately, but X-rays showed no fracture, just a contusion. Advertisement The next batter, Brent Rooker, hit a two-run homer. And so it went for Fuentes, who has given up 23 hits and six homers in 13 career MLB innings. Counting the minor leagues, he's 0-10 in 13 starts. Fuentes' body language and slumped shoulders were indicative of someone who felt defeated and worn down. 'That's what it does,' Snitker said. 'He's not mature enough to do this yet. He will be with innings and time.' With the Braves trying to fill the rotation with the likes of Fuentes — and whoever replaces him now — and Bryce Elder, it's a hard road ahead. Then there is the issue of who's going to fill the fifth spot, where the Braves used a bullpen game on Saturday after losing Schwellenbach to a fractured elbow earlier in the week. Without a trade addition, they have no better options in the minor leagues. Fuentes has plenty of talent and good stuff, but his location is poor and he's looked entirely overmatched on the big stage — even in a game played in a Triple-A stadium, as this one was at Sutter Health Park. Then again, he only made one start in Triple A and six above High A before he was thrust into what was supposed to be a spot big-league start to give the others extra rest. That was before Sale and Schwellenbach went down. Fuentes has now made four starts, pitching fewer than four innings in each of the past three. He exited Tuesday in the second inning after giving up a single, walk and single to load the bases with none out. Butler, a graduate of Atlanta's Westlake High, hit a third-inning home run off Chavez, who averaged 90 mph with his sinker and 84.4 mph with his changeup, generally not enough differential to pitch effectively in the majors. It was a night of firsts for Butler, who became the first A's player to hit both an inside-the-park homer and a conventional home run in the same game since Billy Williams in 1975, and the first A's player to hit an inside-the-park homer since Mark Kotsay — a onetime Brave and current A's manager — did it in Game 2 of the 2006 Division Series against Texas. Advertisement Facing A's left-hander Jeffrey Springs, the Braves started journeyman Stuart Fairchild in center field in place of Harris, who has been out of the lineup in consecutive games and four of the past nine. Harris had to watch from the bench as his close friend and offseason training partner Butler dominated. Acuña said he felt his back tighten in the stadium before batting practice Tuesday, and he hopes to be back in the lineup Wednesday. 'I felt good coming in today,' he said through an interpreter. 'It was just something I felt doing a movement while going to the gym. The first day of every series is gym day for me. So I was in there and did a movement, and just felt it tighten up on me.' Acuña was voted to start in Tuesday's All-Star Game in Atlanta and is also scheduled to participate in the Home Run Derby on Monday. He said he would wait to see how quickly he recovers before making any decisions about those events. 'I think we should just take it day by day, see how we're feeling,' he said. 'My first priority is to be able to rejoin the (Braves) and help the guys on the field. Everything else, we'll just take day by day.'
