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The MAGA Influencers Take Their Victory Lap, With Big Tech Picking Up the Tab

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In 2024 , right-wing influencers celebrated with cocktails, dancing, and McDonald’s cheeseburgers passed around on platters.

The event was sponsored by TikTok and called the Power 30 awards, to celebrate the right's online cultural takeover.

At this party and others across Washington DC on Sunday night , dozens of podcasters, influencers, and Republican digital strategists took their victory lap.

Turning Point USA has recruited and trained at least 400 conservative influencers in what is essentially an incubator.

Some of the most popular influencers on the right have come out of Turning Point ’s program, including Alex Clark , Benny Johnson , and Candace Owens .

The incoming Trump administration seems eager to incorporate them into its everyday media apparatus.