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In October 2020, members of the group met with President [[Donald Trump]] on [[Air Force One]] during one of his [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]] rallies.{{cite news |last1=Nolan |first1=Emma |date=3 November 2020 |title=NELK Boys and Donald Trump meet on Air Force One in viral YouTube video |language=en |work=Newsweek |url=https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-nelk-boys-youtube-air-force-one-1544335 |access-date=22 January 2021}} They were also seen [[Trump dance|dancing]] to "[[Y.M.C.A. (song)|Y.M.C.A.]]" with Trump onstage following his rally.{{Citation |last=Page |first=Sam |title=Donald Trump and the Potency of his Assemblage |date=October 23, 2020 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429242670-12 |work=Political Landscapes of Donald Trump |pages=180–192 |access-date=November 3, 2020 |location=Abingdon, Oxon |publisher=Routledge |doi=10.4324/9780429242670-12 |isbn=978-0-429-24267-0 |s2cid=225169714|url-access=subscription }} They met Trump again in July 2021 at [[UFC 264]], and he appeared on the Full Send Podcast in March 2022.{{cite web |last1=Press-Reynolds |first1=Kieran |title=Who are the Nelk Boys? Why Donald Trump appeared on a frat prank podcast |url=https://www.insider.com/donald-trump-appeared-on-youtube-group-nelks-full-send-podcast-2022-3 |access-date=26 April 2022 |website=Insider}} The episode went viral, receiving 5 million views in 24 hours, at which time it was removed by YouTube. Following the podcast, Full Send Podcast became the second most popular podcast in the [[United States]] on [[Spotify]].{{Cite web |date=March 11, 2022 |title=YouTube Pulls Donald Trump's Interview With 'Full Send' Podcast For Misinformation |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/youtube-podcast-interview-donald-trump_n_622b502ce4b02961583a4752 |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=HuffPost |language=en-US}} Nelk supported Trump's campaign in the [[2024 United States presidential election]], during which Forgeard spoke at a number of campaign rallies.{{cite web |last1=Pastis |first1=Stephen |title=Trump Invites 'Nelk Boys' Onto Plane In Election's Closing Stretch—After Montage Of Pro-Trump Pranks |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephenpastis/2024/10/22/trump-invites-nelk-boys-onto-plane-in-elections-closing-stretch-after-montage-of-pro-trump-pranks/ |website=Forbes |access-date=9 November 2024 |language=en |date=22 October 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Chaffin |first1=Joshua |title=How Barron Trump Connected His Father to the Manosphere |url=https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/how-barron-trump-connected-his-father-to-the-manosphere-71b0e167?mod=djem10point |work=Wall Street Journal |access-date=9 November 2024 |date=8 November 2024}}{{cite news |title=Donald Trump Courts the Manoverse |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/us/politics/trump-politics-nelk-boys.html |work=The New York Times |first=John |last=Branch |author-link= John Branch (journalist) |date=1 September 2024 |access-date=9 November 2024}}

In October 2020, members of the group met with President [[Donald Trump]] on [[Air Force One]] during one of his [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]] rallies.{{cite news |last1=Nolan |first1=Emma |date=3 November 2020 |title=NELK Boys and Donald Trump meet on Air Force One in viral YouTube video |language=en |work=Newsweek |url=https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-nelk-boys-youtube-air-force-one-1544335 |access-date=22 January 2021}} They were also seen [[Trump dance|dancing]] to "[[Y.M.C.A. (song)|Y.M.C.A.]]" with Trump onstage following his rally.{{Citation |last=Page |first=Sam |title=Donald Trump and the Potency of his Assemblage |date=October 23, 2020 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429242670-12 |work=Political Landscapes of Donald Trump |pages=180–192 |access-date=November 3, 2020 |location=Abingdon, Oxon |publisher=Routledge |doi=10.4324/9780429242670-12 |isbn=978-0-429-24267-0 |s2cid=225169714|url-access=subscription }} They met Trump again in July 2021 at [[UFC 264]], and he appeared on the Full Send Podcast in March 2022.{{cite web |last1=Press-Reynolds |first1=Kieran |title=Who are the Nelk Boys? Why Donald Trump appeared on a frat prank podcast |url=https://www.insider.com/donald-trump-appeared-on-youtube-group-nelks-full-send-podcast-2022-3 |access-date=26 April 2022 |website=Insider}} The episode went viral, receiving 5 million views in 24 hours, at which time it was removed by YouTube. Following the podcast, Full Send Podcast became the second most popular podcast in the [[United States]] on [[Spotify]].{{Cite web |date=March 11, 2022 |title=YouTube Pulls Donald Trump's Interview With 'Full Send' Podcast For Misinformation |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/youtube-podcast-interview-donald-trump_n_622b502ce4b02961583a4752 |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=HuffPost |language=en-US}} Nelk supported Trump's campaign in the [[2024 United States presidential election]], during which Forgeard spoke at a number of campaign rallies.{{cite web |last1=Pastis |first1=Stephen |title=Trump Invites 'Nelk Boys' Onto Plane In Election's Closing Stretch—After Montage Of Pro-Trump Pranks |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephenpastis/2024/10/22/trump-invites-nelk-boys-onto-plane-in-elections-closing-stretch-after-montage-of-pro-trump-pranks/ |website=Forbes |access-date=9 November 2024 |language=en |date=22 October 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Chaffin |first1=Joshua |title=How Barron Trump Connected His Father to the Manosphere |url=https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/how-barron-trump-connected-his-father-to-the-manosphere-71b0e167?mod=djem10point |work=Wall Street Journal |access-date=9 November 2024 |date=8 November 2024}}{{cite news |title=Donald Trump Courts the Manoverse |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/us/politics/trump-politics-nelk-boys.html |work=The New York Times |first=John |last=Branch |author-link= John Branch (journalist) |date=1 September 2024 |access-date=9 November 2024}}

On July 8, 2025, Forgeard and Aaron "Steiny" Steinberg of NELK interviewed the [[Prime Minister of Israel|prime minister of Israel]], [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], on the ''Full Send'' podcast, which was then released to the public on July 21. Following the release of the interview with Netanyahu, NELK hosted a discussion about the interview with several influencers, including [[Sneako]], [[Myron Gaines]], [[Hasan Piker]], and [[Nick Fuentes]].{{cite news |last=Horovitz |first=Michael |date=22 July 2025 |title=US podcasters host antisemitic influencers after backlash over Netanyahu interview |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/podcasters-host-antisemitic-influencers-after-backlash-over-netanyahu-interview/ |work=[[Times of Israel]] |location= |publisher= |access-date=22 July 2025}} The pro-Zionist publication the ''[[Times of Israel]]'' categorised the commonality between all those influencers as all holding anti-Semitic views. During the discussion, Gaines denied that mass rapes took place during the [[October 7 attacks]] and asserted that Hamas' primary objective in the invasion was to seize hostages for use in prisoner exchanges, rather than to carry out mass killings. In the days following the Netanyahu interview, Forgeard and Steinberg admitted that they had been supplied with scripted questions from Netanyahu's staff. Amid a wave of backlash from NELK's own fans, Steinberg stated that he regretted not being more critical of Netanyahu during the interview. Specifically, Netanyahu was not asked about the allegations of genocide in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. Steinberg agreed and told fans, "Sure, we’re probably not the best at asking questions. We’re not the best journalists, we never claimed to be, so we might not be the best at pressing them, but in my opinion, it’s up to the viewer to form their own educated opinion".{{cite news |author=[[Nathan J. Robinson]] |date=24 July 2025 |title=Rise of the Idiot Interviewer |url=https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/rise-of-the-idiot-interviewer |work=[[Current Affairs (magazine)|Current Affairs]] |location= |publisher= |access-date=28 July 2025 }}

On July 8, 2025, Forgeard and Aaron "Steiny" Steinberg of NELK interviewed the [[Prime Minister of Israel|prime minister of Israel]], [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], on the ''Full Send'' podcast, which was then released to the public on July 21. Following the release of the interview with Netanyahu, NELK hosted a discussion about the interview with several influencers, including [[Sneako]], [[Myron Gaines]], [[Hasan Piker]], and [[Nick Fuentes]].{{cite news |last=Horovitz |first=Michael |date=22 July 2025 |title=US podcasters host antisemitic influencers after backlash over Netanyahu interview |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/podcasters-host-antisemitic-influencers-after-backlash-over-netanyahu-interview/ |work=[[Times of Israel]] |location= |publisher= |access-date=22 July 2025}} The pro-Zionist publication the ''[[Times of Israel]]'' categorised the commonality between all those influencers as all holding anti-Semitic views. During the discussion, Gaines denied that mass rapes took place during the [[October 7 attacks]] and asserted that Hamas' primary objective in the invasion was to seize hostages for use in prisoner exchanges, rather than to carry out mass killings. In the days following the Netanyahu interview, Forgeard and Steinberg admitted that they had been supplied with scripted questions from Netanyahu's staff. Amid a wave of backlash from NELK's own fans, Steinberg stated that he regretted not being more critical of Netanyahu during the interview. Specifically, Netanyahu was not asked about the allegations of genocide in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. Steinberg agreed and told fans, "Sure, we're probably not the best at asking questions. We're not the best journalists, we never claimed to be, so we might not be the best at pressing them, but in my opinion, it's up to the viewer to form their own educated opinion".{{cite news |author=[[Nathan J. Robinson]] |date=24 July 2025 |title=Rise of the Idiot Interviewer |url=https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/rise-of-the-idiot-interviewer |work=[[Current Affairs (magazine)|Current Affairs]] |location= |publisher= |access-date=28 July 2025 }}

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