This weekend I went to DC to meet all the right -wing influencers and content creators that made President Donald Trump’s 2024 victory possible. They wash everywhere.
The 2024 election was the election election and the inauguration was no different: there were dozens of parties and balls after the riot this weekend, as well as the big event itself. Theo von sat under the Capitol Rotunda before Jake and Logan Paul (well, until the podcaster’s chair collapsed). Ben Shapiro, Matt Walsh and Brett Cooper walked the Turning Point USA red carpet and posed for selfies with fans. Jessic Reed Kraus, author of the HouseinHabit Newsletter, spoke with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday night.
In August, I publish a guide on the Republican and Democratic influencers who form the 2024 election. The influencers and content creators are still important, and they will still communicate and lead policy decisions for years.
Welcome to Trump 2.0, where these creators have the ears, not only of their audiences, but also from the president. Here are some of those watching for the next four years.
The podcasters and streamers
The 2024 election was the break -away cycle for podcasters in politics. Most of the shows Trump has provided for the Manosphere, a loose network of creators printing misoginist, racist and pro-male ideology online. This includes people like Joe Rogan, Andrew Schulz, the Paul Brothers, and Adin Rosswho shared their Trump interviews with millions and millions of their fans. There is also a second branch consisting of creators that branded themselves as the intellectual wing of the modern Republican party, such as Ben Shapiro, Dave Rubin, and Lex Fridman. Fridman’s YouTube podcast reaches millions of viewers every week. Shapiro’s performance is one of the most popular on Spotify.
These podcasters strengthened Trump and his agenda with very little, if any, setback. It will probably be the key to obtaining support for Trump administration decisions.
I briefly talked to Shapiro on Sunday night and asked what next for the IDP and Podcasting. “The power is still growing,” he said. ‘Legacy Media has blown itself completely. We are focused on the expansion, not only our brand, but there are so many other brands that need expansion, I think it will be a very rich time for the Podcast industry. ‘
The meme pages
DC Draino, the typical liberal, furious Americans and Snow -Flaketears is some of the largest Pro-Maga Meme pages on Instagram. Together, these accounts have more than 6 million followers. They act as guidance between GOP leadership priorities and platforms such as X and Instagram.
Think of their accounts as news agencies for people who otherwise do not consume it.
The organizers
While the Democrats also worked with influencers the recent election cycle, no PAC or campaign arranged them just as effectively and effectively as the law. Due to Turning Point USA and its leader, Charlie KirkMany of the most popular creators of the IDP see each other at least several times a year at the summit and training of the organization. According to interviews with some of the rights organizers, the infrastructure will only grow over the next four years. The organizers themselves also became influencers to look at.
I wrote about an influencer party (and Victory cloth) presented on the inauguration weekend passed by CJ Pearson and Raquel Debono. Pearson, a conservative creator with more than 500,000 x followers, is the Republican National Committee’s Youth Advisory Board. He played a key role in accepting influencers and planning additional training with organizations such as the Heritage Foundation.