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-{{Short description|American far-right live-streamer (born 1999)}}
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-| name               = Jaden McNeil
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-| caption            = McNeil in [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]], Illinois, October 2021
-| birth_name         = Jaden Patrick McNeil
-| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1999|05|17}}
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-| education          = [[Kansas State University]]
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-| occupation         = [[Livestreamer|Online streamer]]
-| years_active       = 2020–2022 (inactive)<ref name=kansas />
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-| movement           = [[Groyper|Groypers]] (2020–2022)
-Independent/retired (2022–)
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-'''Jaden Patrick McNeil''' (born May 17, 1999<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jaden McNeil |url=https://t.me/jadenpmcneil/2096 |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=Telegram}}</ref>) is a former American [[Far-right politics|far-right]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dome|first=AJ|title=Far-right figure seen at US Capitol no longer enrolled at K-State|url=https://themercury.com/news/far-right-figure-seen-at-us-capitol-no-longer-enrolled-at-k-state/article_5dcc772b-442f-58a5-9e36-9b0c880b623d.html|access-date=2021-12-30|website=The Mercury|date=January 8, 2021 }}</ref> activist and [[Online streamer|live-streamer]]. In 2021, the [[Anti-Defamation League]] described McNeil as an "America First" [[Groyper]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Extremists Engage in Political Violence During Pro-Trump Rallies|url=https://www.adl.org/blog/extremists-engage-in-political-violence-during-pro-trump-rallies|access-date=2021-12-30|website=Anti-Defamation League}}</ref> He is most notable for being the former [[Turning Point USA]] chapter president of [[Kansas State University]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Garcia|first=Rafael|date=2019-04-02|title=Turning Point USA tried influencing elections at K-State. SGA just allocated them $3,000 to host speakers on campus|url=https://www.kstatecollegian.com/2019/04/02/turning-point-tried-influencing-elections-at-k-state-sga-just-allocated-them-3000-to-host-speakers-on-campus/|access-date=2021-12-30|website=The Collegian}}</ref> He is the founder and former president of America First Students.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dryden|first=Dene|date=2020-06-26|title=Students react to 'hateful rhetoric' from America First Students president with petition, planned protest|url=https://www.kstatecollegian.com/2020/06/26/students-react-to-hateful-rhetoric-from-america-first-students-president-with-petition-planned-protest/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=The Collegian|language=en-US}}</ref> McNeil was formerly [[treasurer]] of the America First Foundation, a nonprofit organization which organizes [[AFPAC]] (an annual conference associated with the Groyper movement) and other political events.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Far-Right Livestreamer Who Attended Capitol Insurrection Got Federal Pandemic Relief Funds|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2022/02/24/far-right-livestreamer-who-attended-capitol-insurrection-got-federal-pandemic-relief-funds|access-date=2022-02-25|website=Southern Poverty Law Center|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Far-Right Extremists Gather in Florida for CPAC Spinoff Alongside Sitting Congressman|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2021/03/11/far-right-extremists-gather-florida-cpac-spinoff-alongside-sitting-congressman|access-date=2022-02-25|website=Southern Poverty Law Center|language=en|quote=The Feb. 26 event also marked one of the first to be organized under the auspices of Fuentes' new nonprofit organization, the America First Foundation, which was registered in mid-2020.}}</ref>
-He was described by the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] (SPLC) as a "sidekick personality" of [[Nick Fuentes]]. In May 2022, he broke ties with Fuentes and the Groyper movement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pro-Trump White Nationalist Group Facing Key Desertions |url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2022/06/02/pro-trump-white-nationalist-group-facing-key-desertions |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=Southern Poverty Law Center |language=en}}</ref> During a podcast, McNeil stated that after "years as a loyal footsoldier to Fuentes," he was left with "no money, no friends, and no prospects" due to this association.
-== Career ==
-In January 2020, [[Groyper]] and former leader of Kansas State University's Turning Point USA chapter Jaden McNeil formed the Kansas State University organization ''America First Students''. The group, which shares a name with [[Nick Fuentes]]' ''America First'' podcast, is part of the Groypers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNeil |first=Jaden |date=March 14, 2024 |title=Jaden McNeil |url=https://allmylinks.com/jadenmcneil |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=allmylinks.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Thomas-2020">{{Cite news |last=Thomas |first=Judy L. |date=February 11, 2020 |title=Report: White nationalists turn focus to college campuses, with trial run at K-State |work=[[The Kansas City Star]] |url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article240185832.html |access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref>
-On June 25, 2020, one month after [[George Floyd]] was murdered by a police officer, McNeil posted to [[Twitter]] a tweet which purported to "congratulate" Floyd on being one-month drug free. After KSU condemned the tweet, staff and students of KSU called for McNeil to be expelled.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-27|title=Student Leader's Offensive Statement About George Floyd Prompts Kansas State Football Players To Speak Out|url=https://god.dailydot.com/jaden-mcneil-kansas-state-george-floyd-tweet/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=God|language=en-US}}</ref> KSU's football team also boycotted the school due to the inaction from higher ups on reprimanding McNeil. McNeil remained unapologetic and was not expelled.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Alonso|first=Jorge|date=2020-06-27|title=Entire Kansas State Football Team Boycotting School After Student Mocks George Floyd On Twitter|url=https://brobible.com/sports/article/kansas-state-football-jaden-mcneil/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=BroBible|language=en-US}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=May 2022|reason=BroBible is not a reliable source}} McNeil is no longer a student at KSU.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Colleges weigh taking action against incendiary comments in aftermath of Capitol attack|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/01/11/colleges-weigh-taking-action-against-incendiary-comments-aftermath-capitol-attack|access-date=2022-01-21|website=www.insidehighered.com|date=January 11, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
-McNeil and Fuentes were both present during the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack]] in early 2021. Photographs and video from the event showed both men were present in the crowd outside the Capitol building, although it is unknown whether they entered. At 1:15 pm, McNeil [[Twitter|tweeted]] "They just tear gassed us at the Capital [''sic'']. BLM can burn, loot, and murder but we aren’t allowed to protest a stolen election."<ref name="January 6">{{cite news|url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article248339415.html|title=Recent K-State student known for offensive George Floyd tweets attends Capitol riot|newspaper=The Kansas City Star|first=Judy|last=Thomas|date=7 January 2021}}</ref> Immediately prior to the riot, McNeil had attended [[Donald Trump]]'s rally alongside other white nationalist personalities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2022/02/24/far-right-livestreamer-who-attended-capitol-insurrection-got-federal-pandemic-relief-funds|title=Far-Right Livestreamer Who Attended Capitol Insurrection Got Federal Pandemic Relief Funds|website=Southern Poverty Law Center|date=24 February 2022|first1=Hannah|first2=Megan|last1=Gais|last2=Squire}}</ref> McNeil also retweeted videos that showed him outside the Capitol during the riot.<ref name="January 6"/>
-On April 30, 2022, McNeil resigned from his position as treasurer of the America First Foundation, and has since feuded with Fuentes and the Groypers.<ref name=kansas>{{Cite news |last=Thomas |first=Judy |date=May 13, 2022 |title=Former Kansas State student steps down from white nationalist organization amid rift |work=The Kansas City Star |url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article261339192.html |access-date=May 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Eddie |title=Even Nicholas Fuentes' Friends Are Calling Him Out on His Bullshit |url=https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/nicholas-fuentes-america-first-infighting |access-date=28 May 2022 |work=MEL Magazine |date=23 May 2022}}</ref> In an interview on a podcast called ''Kino Casino'' on May 6, McNeil claimed that his role as treasurer was in name only, with Fuentes in control of the organization's finances. The group's finances had been severely affected by Fuentes' and McNeil's involvement with the rallies leading up to the Capitol attack, and at the time of McNeil's resignation, Fuentes was under federal investigation.<ref name=kansas /> In the same interview, McNeil and another former employee of the America First Foundation, Simon Dickerman, made numerous other claims about Fuentes, accusing Fuentes of having "brainwashed" his followers, faking his [[Catholicism]], working as an informant for the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]], and being a [[Closeted|closeted homosexual]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Breland |first1=Ali |title=It Came From the Basement: How Nick Fuentes groomed a new generation of racist hate |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/01/nick-fuentes/ |access-date=4 February 2023 |work=Mother Jones |date=March 2023}}</ref> Since splitting with Fuentes, McNeil has ceased political activity except for live streams converting news, right wing drama, and his former political organizations. He has stated that he spends time with “normie” friends and enjoys life better now than when he was involved politically.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=June 7, 2022 |title=Pepe Crosses and Bon Iver Songs: Inside the Youth Christian Ultranationalism Movement. |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/epzgb4/groyper-young-christian-nationalists-movement |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=www.vice.com |language=en}}</ref>
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