The Daily Wire has proven to be a conservative political powerhouse. But Erick Erickson doesn’t believe it’s all been good and positive movement.
The digital media enterprise founded by Ben Shapiro has helped launch the careers of many prominent names in conservative media, like Matt Walsh, Brett Cooper, and Candace Owens, despite the final two members of that list no longer working for the company.
In a post on social media, Erickson argued that he doesn’t believe that trio of podcasters has been good for the political right.
“I have long admired what Ben Shapiro and The Daily Wire have built up in terms of ecosystem on the right,” Erickson wrote. “But the Brett Cooper, Matt Walsh, and Candace Owens side of the business is something I didn’t expect to go the direction it has gone.”
The comments from Erick Erickson come after Brett Cooper shared her displeasure with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) calling Nick Fuentes a “Nazi.” She called Cruz “hypocritical” and “irresponsible” for using the term to describe Fuentes — who has previously shared his admiration for Adolf Hitler — and argued that “it’s such a dangerous precedent to set.”
Matt Walsh didn not sit idle after the comments from Erickson.
He responded by stating, “I’ve been saying all the same stuff for years now. Please explain what direction you’re talking about.
In a later statement, Walsh said, “A lot of people are drawing lines on the Right. Here’s the line I care about: conservatives who’ve actually shown an ability to win and move the needle culturally and politically vs conservatives who’ve never contributed meaningfully to any victory at all. The folks in the latter group are really loud but it’s unclear why we should ever listen to anything they say.”
It is unclear if that message was directed at Erick Erickson or if it was a reaction to the lack of Republican victories in high-profile election results on Tuesday evening.
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Erik Erickson is a never Trumper hack. He uses religion to bolster his show, when most of the things said a true Christian should never say. He laughs at his own jokes that are not funny. He is part of the establishment that needs to be torn down. He is probably the most annoying “conservative” radio host on the air, besides Hannity
Erik Erick hasn’t been relevant for more than a decade. All he cares about is going to war again in the Middle East. All the rest is sugar he uses to wash down that poison and is why no one follows him anymore. He can cry all he wants.