Nick Shirley, who briefed the White House and POTUS yesterday, is a 2020 graduate and YouTube content creator.
He has no established record as a journalist or policy expert — raising serious questions about how voices are being selected to brief the administration.
He has no established record as a journalist or policy expert — raising serious questions about how voices are being selected to brief the administration.
Transparency matters.
Expertise matters.
Nick Shirley snuck into the wedding of YouTube star, Jake Paul. He planned the stunt to net YouTube followers.
In 2020, Nick Shirley and his mom were interviewed about his stunt and prank based YouTube channel. He was still in high school at the time.
It’s wholesome. But, is Nick Shirley a journalist? Should he be advising or briefing the President?ksltv.com/education-scho…
He posted this just a few days ago.
Wonder why Nick Shirley opted out of asking POTUS about Epstein? He was briefing him on ANTIFA just yesterday.
Did the administration actually take Nick Shirley to CECOT and grant him access?
Or did he just Photoshop himself in front of a CECOT prison backdrop?
Either way, it’s deeply concerning.
Or did he just Photoshop himself in front of a CECOT prison backdrop?
Either way, it’s deeply concerning.
Ask yourself this: who exactly is “briefing” and “reporting” on ANTIFA? Why are far right YouTubers and content creators briefing our country’s senior leaders and mainstream news media?
Because experience, vetting, and data integrity matter — and a 20-something influencer’s content isn’t a substitute for law enforcement analysis or DOJ briefings.
We should be asking: what qualifies someone to brief a president on national crime data?
Who is claiming we have a “domestic terrorism” problem?
Professionals with years of policing and policy experience — or a 23 year old with a viral YouTube channel?
Who is claiming we have a “domestic terrorism” problem?
Professionals with years of policing and policy experience — or a 23 year old with a viral YouTube channel?
It’s not about age. But experience and credibility matter.
You don’t build real authority on crime and public safety by filming yourself “traveling around.” You build it through field work, data, and accountability.
You don’t build real authority on crime and public safety by filming yourself “traveling around.” You build it through field work, data, and accountability.
Every journalist covering this should be asking the same question:
Who vets these briefers?
What agency signed off?
Where is the ANTIFA data coming from?
Where are the experts?
And when did proximity to a ring light become a credential for national security conversations?
Who vets these briefers?
What agency signed off?
Where is the ANTIFA data coming from?
Where are the experts?
And when did proximity to a ring light become a credential for national security conversations?
Edit: asking the same questions. Not question. (Typo)
Nick Shirley’s YouTube rather quickly pivoted from stunts and pranks to far right propoganda
If the administration actually took Nick Shirley to CECOT, that’s a serious lapse in judgment.
Access like that is usually reserved for vetted press or law-enforcement officials.
Not influencers with no record in journalism or security. This is propaganda.
Access like that is usually reserved for vetted press or law-enforcement officials.
Not influencers with no record in journalism or security. This is propaganda.
And it’s dangerous 🚩
It’s frustrating AF that so many experts in the fields that matter are staying silent.
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