Republican lawmakers have largely remained silent in the wake of Trump's dinner with antisemitic rapper Ye and white nationalist Nick Fuentes, reviving a tactic they frequently relied on during his presidency.
: "[H]as [House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy] condemned this yet? Or nah?" Both are vocal Trump critics leaving office in January., told Axios of the dinner: "I am appalled."
Rep. James Comer , likely the next chair of the House Oversight Committee, told NBC's "Meet the Press" that Trump "needs better judgment in who he dines with."Some Republican groups and figures outside Congress have weighed in — though mostly in vague terms that bypass direct criticism of Trump.
Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel said in a statement: "As I had repeatedly said, white supremacy, neo-Nazism, hate speech and bigotry are disgusting and do not have a home in the Republican Party."Trump administration Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called antisemitism a "cancer" in aresponded more directly
, saying the meeting is "another example of an awful lack of judgment" and makes Trump an "untenable" candidate to retake the White House. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said on CNN: "What Donald Trump did and his failure to condemn it is really the minority of the party. It's the extreme side of it. That's what you've got to distance yourself from, and he failed to do that."
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