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Vance tries to unify conservatives as rifts exposed at Turning Point USA
Over the course of the four-day conference, some of the speakers criticized one another by name. Podcaster and prominent right-wing personality Ben Shapiro called out Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon and Megyn Kelly and accused them of being "frauds and grifters" and for entertaining far-right conspiracy theories following Kirk's killing.
"The conservative movement is in danger from charlatans who claim to speak in the name of principle but actually traffic in conspiracism and dishonesty," Shapiro said during his remarks Thursday night. He referred to Bannon as "a PR flack for Jeffrey Epstein."
One fault line that's emerged is how to handle the rise of far-right antisemitic and white supremacist influencer Nick Fuentes after Carlson recently interviewed him on his podcast. Many conservatives were outraged at Carlson for giving Fuentes a platform, though some have defended him.
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