Cam Higby
American conservative political commentator
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Cameron "Cam" Higby (born c. 2000) is an American conservative political commentator and independent journalist who operates under the outlet Fearless Media. He is known for filming political protests, conducting street debates on college campuses, and serving as a member of the Pentagon press corps under the second Trump administration.
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| Born | 2000 (age 25–26) United States |
| Occupations | Political commentator, journalist |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Employer(s) | Fearless Media; formerly Today Is America; formerly PragerU |
| Known for | Conservative political commentary; Pentagon press corps |
Career
Higby previously worked for PragerU, where he hosted "The Wrap Up," and for the conservative digital outlet Today Is America, before founding his own outlet, Fearless Media.[1]
Much of his content consists of man-on-the-street debates at college campuses and coverage of protests, which he live streams and posts to social media platforms including X and YouTube.[2] He describes his work as combining on-the-ground reporting with political commentary, and is open about his conservative viewpoint.[3]
Following the killing of Charlie Kirk in September 2025, Higby organized the "Fearless Debates Tour," a campus debate series he described as being held in Kirk's honor. The tour involved setting up a table at college campuses and inviting students to debate topics including immigration and DEI policy.[4]
In October 2025, Higby and the tour were escorted off the campus of Tennessee State University, an HBCU, after arriving unannounced and displaying signs reading "DEI should be illegal" and "Deport all illegals now! Let's talk." Higby stated he had not known the university was an HBCU when the group selected it.[5]
The same month, also as part of the tour, Higby set up a debate table at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in conjunction with the university's Turning Point USA chapter [6]
In December 2025, Higby was credentialed as a member of the new Pentagon press corps after nearly all traditional news outlets surrendered their passes in protest of new restrictions imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Higby and other conservative influencers signed the Pentagon's 21-page media agreement, which traditional outlets had refused on the grounds that it restricted standard news-gathering practices.[7]
During his first week at the Pentagon, Higby shared photographs claiming to be sitting at The Washington Post's former desk, a claim also made by several other newly credentialed influencers. Washington Post reporter Dan Lamothe, whose desk it had been, shared a compilation of the conflicting claims on social media.[7] Higby defended the Pentagon's new media restrictions and argued that legacy journalists had created a hostile work environment in the building.[3]
At his first Pentagon briefing, Higby asked Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson about claims made by Candace Owens regarding an alleged French assassination plot against her, an inquiry that received no substantive response.[3]
In January 2026, Higby traveled to Minneapolis during the Trump administration's surge of ICE agents to the city. He posted screen recordings from a Signal group chat he claimed to have "infiltrated," which he presented as evidence that community activists were coordinating to impede federal agents, dubbing the disclosure "Signal Gate."[8] FBI director Kash Patel announced a criminal investigation into the Signal chats on a podcast, citing Higby's posts as the basis for opening the inquiry.[9] Legal experts found no evidence of illegal activity in the chats Higby posted. The chats' contents included a guide emphasizing that participants should be "witnesses, not warriors" and should not impede law enforcement.[8]
Wired described Higby as part of a network of right-wing creators whose content "appears designed" to frame ICE opposition as lawless, with posts amplified by figures including Elon Musk and Trump administration officials.[10]
Incidents
Adas Torah protest (2024)
On June 23, 2024, Higby was filming outside Adas Torah synagogue in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles during a pro-Palestinian protest. He was temporarily blinded after being sprayed with bear spray. He was assisted by Rabbi Arye Sufrin, head of school at YULA, who summoned a paramedic.[1]
Union Station incident (2025)
In October 2025, during the Fearless Debates Tour, Higby pepper-sprayed a woman at Columbus Circle outside Union Station in Washington, D.C. after the woman grabbed and slammed his MAGA hat onto his face. U.S. Park Police arrested and charged the woman with multiple offenses. Higby described the use of pepper spray as self-defense.[11]
Seattle assault (2025)
In July 2025, Jeremy Lawson was charged with second-degree felony assault for allegedly attacking Higby at an anti-ICE rally in Seattle, resulting in a concussion and head trauma. A King County deputy prosecutor noted at the hearing that Lawson had allegedly posted online expressing support for the assault and subsequently texted Higby indicating he knew where he lived. The judge set bail at $75,000.[12]