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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe inside story of Trump's explosive dinner with Ye and Nick Fuentes
This amuses me
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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/story-trumps-explosive-dinner-ye-nick-fuentes-rcna59010
But Trump may have been walking into a trap in Mar-a-Lagos gilded halls one that leveraged his own penchant for spectacle and showmanship against him. Ye arrived with three guests, including white nationalist and antisemite Nick Fuentes.
Trump has since said he didnt know Fuentes or his background when they dined together, a claim Fuentes confirmed in an interview, but others at the crowded members-only club figured out his identity. News of the meeting prompted an avalanche of criticism, from some Republican rivals and allies of Trump and his then-week-old presidential campaign.
In damage control, Trumps campaign is now instituting new vetting procedures and gatekeeping efforts as details emerge about how Fuentes and the former president found themselves at the same table, according to two people briefed on the plans.
The uproar underscores long-standing issues with Trump as Republicans consider whether they want him back as president again in 2024.
Both his campaigns and his administration were often characterized by chaos and buffeted by the consequences of his impulses as they stumbled from crisis to crisis. And Trump has repeatedly put himself in the center of controversies over racism, from falsely accusing the first Black president of not being a natural-born citizen to announcing his 2016 presidential bid by portraying most Mexican migrants as rapists and drug runners.
Trump has since said he didnt know Fuentes or his background when they dined together, a claim Fuentes confirmed in an interview, but others at the crowded members-only club figured out his identity. News of the meeting prompted an avalanche of criticism, from some Republican rivals and allies of Trump and his then-week-old presidential campaign.
In damage control, Trumps campaign is now instituting new vetting procedures and gatekeeping efforts as details emerge about how Fuentes and the former president found themselves at the same table, according to two people briefed on the plans.
The uproar underscores long-standing issues with Trump as Republicans consider whether they want him back as president again in 2024.
Both his campaigns and his administration were often characterized by chaos and buffeted by the consequences of his impulses as they stumbled from crisis to crisis. And Trump has repeatedly put himself in the center of controversies over racism, from falsely accusing the first Black president of not being a natural-born citizen to announcing his 2016 presidential bid by portraying most Mexican migrants as rapists and drug runners.
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The inside story of Trump's explosive dinner with Ye and Nick Fuentes (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Nov 2022
OP
Bad writing. Republicans DO "want him back as president"; they're just not sure he can win
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2022
#1
I also do not believe TFG's story about not knowing David Duke or Nick Fuentes
LetMyPeopleVote
Nov 2022
#6
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,036 posts)1. Bad writing. Republicans DO "want him back as president"; they're just not sure he can win
At least the writers did the right thing by not capitalizing president in reference to tRump.
Johnny2X2X
(19,114 posts)2. I don't believe this account
Trump knew darned well who Fuentes is and just didn't object because he thought no one would care.
hlthe2b
(102,357 posts)4. I agree. Milo and the Nazi are just trying to save face.
Sogo
(4,992 posts)3. Sounds like a cat fight!
Please pass the popcorn....
Boomerproud
(7,964 posts)5. Has a group of soulless cretins deserved each other more than this pack?
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,554 posts)6. I also do not believe TFG's story about not knowing David Duke or Nick Fuentes