A growing number of Republicans, including Mike Pence, criticized Donald Trump for dining with a Holocaust-denying white nationalist and the rapper formerly known as Kanye West
The decision to criticize Trump's actions — but still defend the man himself — underscores the former president's continued hold on the party, even as he finds himself at a moment of intense vulnerability. Many of the party's top fundraisers and strategists blame him for their worse-than-expected showing in this year’s midterm elections and increasingly say they believe it is time to move on.
“President Trump hosting racist antisemites for dinner encourages other racist antisemites. These attitudes are immoral and should not be entertained. This is not the Republican Party,” tweeted Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. Others were more dismissive. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, a longtime Trump ally, said: “Yeah, the meeting was bad. He shouldn’t have done it." But he added that"there’s a double standard about this kind of stuff and I don’t think it will matter in terms of his political future.”
The meeting had already been criticized by prominent Jewish organizations as well as Trump's former ambassador to Israel. But until Monday, few Republicans had weighed in. They included former New Jersey Gov.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Mike Pence Says Donald Trump Should Apologize for Dinner With Nick Fuentes, Kanye WestDonald Trump should apologize for having dinner with white nationalist Nick Fuentes and Kanye West, former Vice President Mike Pence said
Read more »
Mike Pence: Trump isn’t antisemitic, but should apologize for Fuentes dinnerPence said Trump demonstrated 'profoundly poor judgment' in having dinner with Fuentes and rapper Ye but maintained that he is not an antisemite.
Read more »
Pence, some other Republicans rebuke Trump for dinner with white nationalistKevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell, the GOP leaders in the House and Senate, respectively, have not spoken publicly about the dinner.
Read more »