Politics & Government
La Grange Park Racist's Mom 'Calling Out Blacks'
The former LTHS student president joked that he got his views from his mother.
LA GRANGE PARK, IL – La Grange Park racist Nicholas Fuentes' mother appears to be a big fan of his ideology.
Last December, Lauren Fuentes called into the former Lyons Township High School student body president's podcast. It was just after the Oakbrook Center Mall shooting that injured several people.
During the podcast, he and his mother spoke about the shooting, with subtle references to the race of the African American suspects.
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"What flavor do you think that shooting was in Oak Brook?" his mother said.
"What do you mean by that?" he asked.
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"You know what I mean by that. Who do you think is responsible for the shooting in Oak Brook? What do you think happened?" she said.
Nicholas Fuentes joked, "Maybe some white supremacist attack, Trump supporters."
His mother asked why there was no information on the shooters.
Her son replied, "It's the Ann Coulter rule: The longer it takes for them to publicize the identity, the higher likelihood is that they're not white."
He joked that his mother was coming on his podcast acting like she was not his mother.
"You're finally being nice for once. How long did it take before you're calling out blacks? Where do I get it?" Nicholas Fuentes said, laughing.
His mother laughed, too, joking, "I have no idea. You get it from your dad."
Nicholas Fuentes grew up in La Grange Park. As of last year, he was still registered to vote in the village.
He graduated from Lyons Township High School in 2016.
Nicholas Fuentes has made many racist and antisemitic statements over the years. He first made headlines when he joined the "Unite the Right" white nationalist rally in 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
In a podcast last year, Fuentes said Trump was "awesome" because he was racist and sexist. But he lamented Trump was not antisemitic.
Fuentes also has entered the realm of Holocaust denial — a favorite of white supremacists. He is on video comparing the Nazi killing of millions of Jews with cookie-baking.
In the last few days, Fuentes has made national news for his dinner with former President Donald Trump. He went along with rapper Kanye West, now known as Ye.
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