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McConnell, McCarthy divided on response to Trump dinner with white nationalist

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) gave starkly contrasting responses Tuesday to former President Trump's dinner with antisemitic rapper Ye and white nationalist Nick Fuentes.

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McConnell casts doubt on Trump getting elected after dinner with white nationalist

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said Donald Trump associating with white nationalist Nick Fuentes could keep him from being again elected president.

1 year ago·United States

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CNN

Fact check: Kevin McCarthy falsely claims Trump condemned White nationalist Nick Fuentes

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was asked on Tuesday about how he hadn't yet condemned former President Donald Trump for having dinner a week ago with Nick Fuentes, a White nationalist and Holocaust denier.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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HuffPost

Trump Says He Had ‘Never Heard’ Of White Nationalist Nick Fuentes Before Dinner

“I had no idea what his views were, and they weren’t expressed at the table,” the former president said.

1 year ago·United States

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Republican leaders denounce Trump's dinner with white nationalist Nick Fuentes

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that anyone meeting with people advocating that point of view "are highly unlikely to ever be elected president of the United States."

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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