Ben Shapiro Built a Conservative Media Empire, but Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens Are Pulling It Apart

Ben Shapiro Built a Conservative Media Empire, but Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens Are Pulling It Apart

On his Rumble show this morning, Nick Fuentes sat at his desk in an “America First” hat and declared victory. “Guys, after nine long years, nine years, we won. We finally won.” The Daily Wire had laid off roughly half its workforce two weeks earlier. In 2017, Fuentes was 18 years old, pulling about 100 viewers a night on Right Side Broadcasting. Ben Shapiro was at CPAC, building an empire alongside Jordan Peterson, Candace Owens, and Matt Walsh …