How a Los Angeles-based conservative became one of the internet's biggest sensations
WASHINGTON - Earlier this summer, as President Donald Trump assembled online activists at the White House to thank them for their role in getting him to the Oval Office and - Trump predicted - keeping him there, one guest didn't rush to claim credit.
Los Angeles-based Prager University, a registered charity, is legally prohibited from politicking. It isn't truly a university and doesn't have a campus. But the digital empire created by Dennis Prager, a 71-year-old conservative radio host and erstwhile Never Trumper, is having more success rallying young people to Trump's side than many campaign committees aligned with the president.
The concise videos PragerU launches onto the internet every week to indoctrinate and motivate conservatives have been watched more than 2 billion times, according to the group's count. Independent analysis done for the Los Angeles Times by Tubular Labs, a video measurement company, largely backs up that claim. PragerU consistently spends more on Facebook advertising than major
