IHIP News Young Women are Ditching MAGA in Droves as They Become Disgusted by Trump & Fuentes
Mar 29, 2026
Sam Adler-Bell, journalist and co-host of Know Your Enemy, explores why many young women are abandoning MAGA. He profiles prominent defections and connects conservative religious sexism to online manosphere influence. He exposes how figures like Nick Fuentes shaped attitudes and explains why women increasingly see themselves as targets.
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Prominent Women Are Leaving MAGA Over Rising Sexism
- Sam Adler-Bell found prominent female MAGA pundits like Anna and Alex publicly rejecting the movement after realizing it became more openly sexist.
- They had promoted anti-feminist messages for years before concluding the movement now openly degrades women instead of protecting them.
New Right Merges Patriarchy With Manosphere Hostility
- Sam Adler-Bell argues the new right fuses old Christian patriarchy with the manosphere, producing leaders who expect female submission without reciprocal obligations.
- That shift yields figures like Nick Fuentes who portray women as political enemies rather than people to protect.
Women Are Cast As The Root Cause In Right Wing Grievance Models
- The right frames many societal problems as caused by 'women with too much power,' linking anti-feminist theories to broader grievances.
- This mindset casts women as simultaneously emotional and politically dominant, explaining hostility toward 'wokeness' and public institutions.