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Home Minority Chief Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) lastly broke his silence on Tuesday about former President Donald Trump’s dinner with Nick Fuentes, declaring that there’s “no place” for the infamous white supremacist within the Republican Social gathering.
On the similar time, McCarthy—who's hoping to develop into Speaker of the Home within the subsequent congressional time period—wouldn’t go as far as to criticize Trump for internet hosting the 24-year-old white nationalist alongside antisemitic rapper Kanye West.
Following a gathering with President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders, McCarthy spoke to reporters exterior of the White Home and was instantly requested why he has but to sentence Trump for assembly with Fuentes.
“I don’t assume anyone ought to be spending any time with Nick Fuentes,” the GOP chief mentioned. “He has no place on this Republican Social gathering. I believe President Trump got here out 4 instances and condemned him and didn’t know who he was.”
The reporter, nonetheless, famous that Trump has but to really condemn Fuentes or his ideology and has as an alternative simply insisted he had no information of Fuentes previous to the assembly.
“Nicely, I condemn his ideology, and it has no place in society. In any respect,” McCarthy interjected, solely to get pressed as soon as once more about Trump’s refusal to do the identical.
“The president didn’t know who he was,” the Republican lawmaker shot again. “He knew who Kanye West is, he mentioned he didn’t know who Fuentes is.”
Whereas some distinguished Republicans have forcefully denounced the previous president for the “disgusting” and “indefensible” assembly, different conservative lawmakers have ignored it altogether. Fox Information, in the meantime, has largely gone radio silent on the story. Moreover, Trump himself has refused to take heed to advisers’ pleas to sentence Fuentes as a result of he’s reportedly involved it might alienate his MAGA base.