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You may not know Kai Schwemmer, but his new appointment is terrifying

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22.03.2026

Young Republicans are pushing the entire GOP into frightening territory – and no one seems to care how far it goes.

The College Republicans of America, the body that oversees more than 280 chapters on campuses across the country, selected Brigham Young University student Kai Schwemmer to be the organization’s new political director earlier in March. This decision has been controversial, as Schwemmer has ties to White supremacist influencer Nick Fuentes and has preached the "great replacement theory" online.

“It’s not a secret plot, it’s clear to see that intended or not the white population is globally declining and we are being terribly treated by the incoming populations,” Schwemmer posted in 2021 on Twitter, now X.

Schwemmer, who is often associated with Fuentes’ “groyper movement” in articles, is part of a wider trend of young Republicans shifting further to the right than their predecessors. And thanks to President Donald Trump and the MAGA........

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