Before the Ban, Asmongold Nominated Nick Fuentes for a Streamer Award and Said Collaboration Was 'Not a Matter of If, But When'
Three documented Media Matters reports from November and December 2025 establish a pattern of public statements about the far-right figure — now circulating again in the wake of Asmongold's June 4 Twitch suspension.
In the six months before Twitch suspended Asmongold on June 4, 2026, the streamer made at least three documented public statements associating himself with Nick Fuentes, the far-right commentator and self-described white nationalist. The statements, reported by Media Matters for America, are drawing renewed attention following Asmongold's ban.
What's documented
On November 13, 2025, Media Matters reported that Asmongold, discussing why podcasts book Fuentes as a guest, said on stream: "Nick brings in views. ... That's why he gets invited." The report characterized the remarks as a defense of Fuentes's continued platform access across the podcasting ecosystem.
On November 20, 2025, a second Media Matters report documented Asmongold saying that a collaboration with Fuentes was "not a matter of if, but when." Asmongold did not, according to the report, indicate a timeline or specific format for any such collaboration.
On December 11, 2025, Media Matters reported that Asmongold had nominated Fuentes for a streamer award. The report did not specify which award category or which awards program the nomination was submitted to.
The context
For the record, none of the three Media Matters reports are attributed to Asmongold's own channel or a verified clip archive; each item carries Media Matters as its sole named source. The outlet, which monitors right-wing media, has reported on Asmongold multiple times across the same period. Asmongold has not, according to available sources as of June 14, 2026, publicly disputed the substance of these specific reports.
The statements sit inside a broader documented timeline. On May 20, 2026, Asmongold drew ban demands over comments about Black people. On June 1, 2026, he described female streamers as "basically OnlyFans creators." On June 3, the trans VTuber Nyara controversy surfaced. Twitch issued its suspension on June 4.
The chronology
A numbered sequence of the Fuentes-related record as established by available sourcing:
- November 13, 2025 — Asmongold says Fuentes "brings in views" as rationale for podcast bookings, per Media Matters.
- November 20, 2025 — Asmongold characterizes a Fuentes collaboration as "not a matter of if, but when," per Media Matters.
- December 11, 2025 — Asmongold nominates Fuentes for a streamer award, per Media Matters.
- June 4, 2026 — Twitch suspends Asmongold's channel.
What happens next
Open questions as of June 14, 2026: whether Twitch's stated reason for the June 4 ban covers conduct from the December 2025 period or only the May–June 2026 window; whether any of the referenced streamer award nominations were accepted or publicized by the organizing body; and whether Asmongold has responded to the December 2025 nomination report on any platform since his suspension.
