Kisin argues for stricter entry checks in Owen Jones debate
Triggernometry's fast-starting Short distills a longer immigration discussion into a disagreement over evidence and opinion.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 249,414 views a day, 21 times a normal first day on this channel (11,762).
Konstantin Clashes with Owen Jones on Immigration
"What's your evidence for that?" Owen Jones asks Konstantin Kisin. "I'm telling you my opinion," the Triggernometry co-host replies. That distinction sits at the center of a short exchange about refugees, border crossings and who should be allowed into the country.
The clip, titled "Konstantin Clashes with Owen Jones on Immigration," has drawn more than 200,000 views in its first 16 hours, far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for Shorts.
Jones opens by asking whether Kisin supports refugees from Afghanistan and Iraq entering the country. Kisin calls for a more selective immigration policy, arguing that people he describes as entering illegally by boat or truck should face greater scrutiny. He draws a distinction between legal asylum applications and unauthorized crossings; Jones presses him for factual support.
The exchange also repeatedly turns to how the conversation itself is being conducted. Kisin asks to finish his explanation without interruption, while Jones tells him to calm down. Francis Foster, Triggernometry's other co-host, sits beside Kisin without speaking in the excerpt.
The longer conversation, "Owen Jones vs. TRIGGERnometry," was posted earlier in October. Its chapter list gives these questions considerably more room, moving from immigration's economic effects to Afghan refugees, small boats and legal asylum routes.
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- Channel
- Triggernometry
- Subscribers
- 1,940,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 3,393,022
- Channel views, pace per day
- 135,523 (on a normal day: 495,213)
- Video published
- October 14, 2026
- Video views so far
- 203,162 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 249,414
The numbers
The immigration excerpt is drawing views much faster than Triggernometry's usual Short. Its comment count has also already passed the channel's typical first-day total many times over.
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Who co-hosts Triggernometry with Konstantin Kisin?
Francis Foster co-hosts Triggernometry with Kisin and appears beside him in this clip.



