Remember that viral New York Magazine hit piece on the young MAGA crew partying on Inauguration Night? CJ Pearson was the guy behind it all. The conservative Gen Z power broker has quietly built the influencer machine fueling right-wing TikTok—throwing blowout parties (yes, with Waka Flocka and Soulja Boy) in some of the most liberal cities in America.

CJ joined me to break down how the Right got better at social media, why Gen Z conservatives are finally loud and proud, and how to draw guard rails around MAGA to keep the Far-Right (as seen on Jubilee) out.

0:00 Intro
0:59 CJ Pearson wants the Right to take over culture
6:57 Why Donald Trump won the vibes war over Kamala
10:13 Are the Podcast Bros falling out of love with Trump
12:11 New Media in Polictics and White House briefing
15:22 How CJ Pearson put together the inauguration party
20:00 Why TikTok sponsored CJ's MAGA party
21:25 How GenZ consumes politics
24:20 The rise of the Right Wing influencer
32:05 Why Tech went Right and Will Elon leave the Right?
37:27 Medhi Hasan vs Far Right on Jubilee
40:53 Creating guardrails around MAGA
44:57 How did CJ convince Souja Boy & Waka Flocka to perform?. 

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