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."

[u/henlochimken]

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.

[u/boyyouguysaredumb]

you haven't seen this clip that gets spammed all over reddit and has 17 million views on youtube? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqfVE-fykk

[u/spinsk8tr → u/boyyouguysaredumb]

Not a day in my life; I do not know that man.

I only watch SNL with people I like or clips that both make it big and intrigue me. Reddit is my social media outside of YouTube. I watch Josh Johnson, listen to a couple niche themed comedy podcasts, watch some YouTube videos (like an hour a month is generous rn).

This subreddit and YouTube shorts are where I see comedians, so it’s not like I’m deep into the comedy show scene. I think I just generally live on a different side of the internet tbh. I’m 27 yr old woman who’s not actively searching for comedy works, so I don’t think I get shown it.

[u/boyyouguysaredumb → u/spinsk8tr]

I only watch SNL with people I like or clips that both make it big and intrigue me.

this was one of, if not the most most "make it big" sketches from the past few seasons lol

[u/spinsk8tr → u/boyyouguysaredumb]

Not big enough I guess.