A right-wing YouTuber whose work has been hyped by Vice President JD Vance has been called out as an example of the Republican Party's "Nazi problem."
Conservative activist Nick Shirley's investigation into alleged Somali fraud helped inspire President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Minnesota – which led to the fatal shootings of two Americans by federal agents – and earned him an invitation to the State of the Union address by Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN), but fellow right-wing influencer Laura Loomer highlighted an antisemitic remark he posted online in response to another post.
“Hello Goyim,” posted another right-wing YouTuber, Tyler Oliveira. “I have released a 73 minute long documentary on New Jersey’s Jewish Invasion.”
“EXPOSE IT ALL," Shirley replied.
Loomer, an informal adviser to President Donald Trump, directed attention to the comments by Shirley and Oliveira.
"Expose what? Jewish US citizens living their life peacefully?" Loomer posted. "As I said before, the GOP has a massive Nazi problem."
Shirley gained prominence in December, when he posted a 42-video visiting Minneapolis-area daycares run primarily by Somali Americans and baselessly concluded they were fraudulent fronts because he was denied entry.
Vance amplified this conspiracy, tweeting: "This dude has done far more useful journalism than any of the winners of the 2024 @pulitzercenter prizes."
The video accumulated nearly four million YouTube views and helped launch a surge by federal immigration agents that ultimately led to the fatal shootings of two Americans – Renee Good and Alex Pretti – last month before Trump border czar Tom Homan rolled back the mission.
"Meanwhile Nick Shirley, the dip---- MAGA influencer who started this whole racist panic about fraud at Somali-run daycares, is saying 'EXPOSE IT ALL' in response to a deeply antisemitic video about 'New Jersey’s Jewish Invasion,'" warned journalist Christopher Mathias.
"Perhaps not the wisest decision to put so many eggs in this basket (JD Vance praised him; Rep. Stauber had him as his guest at the SOTU last night)," noted The Bulwark's Sam Stein.
"Anti-Jewish hate is a cancer growing on the right," added writer and attorney Dean Obeidallah. "This should be the focus -- not trying to silence those who speak out on behalf of Palestinian humanity."