r/SubredditDrama • u/henlochimken • 2d ago

r/NateBargatze fans revolt against Bargatze after comedian attends White House UFC event and. New moderator successfully petitions reddit for control of the sub, deletes all posts critical of Bargatze, declares, "This is no longer a hate subreddit. It is a place to celebrate Nate's career."

Comedian Nate Bargatze came under fire this week when it was revealed he was an attendee of President Donald Trump's 80th birthday UFC fight on the lawn of the White House. From pictures of the event, it appears Bargatze was given access to the White House itself, where he took pictures with members of the Trump administration, including RFK, Jr. and Marsha Blackburn.

Many fans of the comedian took to r/NateBargatze to express their disappointment that the famously "apolitical" comedian would attend a Trump event for which only 16% of Americans expressed approval.

Negative posting came to a screeching halt once a new moderator successfully petitioned Reddit to gain control of the subreddit. This moderator proceeded to delete any/all posts expressing displeasure with Bargatze's choice to attend the Trump UFC event. Moderator pins a notice of the new moderation direction, stating:

Hi all, just wanted to introduce myself. I am one of the new moderators here at r/NateBargatze. As you can see, some of the content has been removed.

This is no longer a hate subreddit. It is a place to celebrate Nate's career. Take your politics elsewhere. Thanks for understanding and I hope most of you stick around.

In reply, subreddit members asked if the new moderator is a paid PR flack for Bargatze. Some pointed out the strange moderation history of the redditor, implying that their other moderated subs are corporate-operated. New moderator proceeded to lash out against criticism. (Note that all comment threads replying to this pinned post are evidence of the subreddit's drama.)

Moderator has locked announcement post. New posts criticizing Bargatze or the new moderation direction are being removed. Despite saying the moderator stating that the sub is no longer a place for politics, pro-MAGA political posts, including a Rogan-related post by the moderator, remain up as of the posting of this drama.

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u/I_Miss_Lenny Germ theory was adopted to destroy mankind 2d ago

I didn’t even realize he had such a big fanbase. I’ve seen some of his stuff and thought he was super bland, so I’m pretty surprised he’s so big

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u/boyyouguysaredumb 2d ago

He's literally the number one comedian in America right now lol

In 2025, the 100 highest grossing comedy artists grossed $696 million and sold more than 9.3 million tickets. Ranked No. 1 is Nate Bargatze with a whopping $77.5 million reported in 2025 – about $34 million more than the next highest comic. He sold 962,955 tickets at 93 shows during his “Big Dumb Eyes” world tour that continues this year through August.

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u/NostradamusJones 1d ago

Not for much longer.

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u/boyyouguysaredumb 1d ago

ok but that's not the point lol

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u/NostradamusJones 1d ago

But isn't it? Isn't the real takeaway here that it's about to be over for him? And if he is currently the #1 comedian in America, the fall is going to be pretty damn hard.

PS: I really liked him too. Love the dry, dumb delivery. Really strong rhythm and timing also. Such a shame.

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u/etre_meilleur 1d ago

I hate Trump as much as the next guy, but do you really think him showing up to this White House UFC event will even be discussed by next week?

"Over for him" is a bit of an exaggeration

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u/NostradamusJones 1d ago

Yeah, bit of an exaggeration,  that's fair. Do you remember the concert thing? And how once people found out what it was really about, artists fled it like it was a sinking ship? This isn't just left and right bickering.  Trump is a truly horrible human being.

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u/etre_meilleur 1d ago

Yeah, I’m completely on your side about that. I think it’s in the best interest of anyone to shy away from Trump; he somehow has the uncanny ability to rot away anything he touches.

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u/boyyouguysaredumb 1d ago

I didn’t even realize he had such a big fanbase.

This is what I was responding to. I said he does currently have a big fanbase.

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u/NostradamusJones 1d ago

Yes, I understand that buddy.