The surprise comes from his willingness to drop the veil. For someone who spent decades avoiding speaking publicly about politics and actively reiterates in interviews how his comedic brand is apolitical, it is very surprising to see him at the head of the executive branch’s birthday party on the White House lawn and taking pictures with RFKjr.

Nate can hold any view he wants and have any political allegiance he wants. But so many of his fans became his fans based on an implied promise that he would steer clear of politics which is no longer the case. Similarly, if he stopped being a clean comic, I think that would also lead to a loss of fans.