Cong Republicans were largely silent aft Trump dined wth Nicholas Fuentes

Source: Politico | November 28, 2022 | Anthony Adragna

Congressional Republicans were largely silent after POLITICO revealed Donald Trump dined with white supremacist Nicholas Fuentes.

“The wall to wall silence from the incoming majority is speaking volumes,” Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) said.

What’s happening: Revelations first reported by POLITICO that former President Donald Trump dined last week with white nationalist, racist and antisemite Nick Fuentes — alongside the rapper Kanye West, who now goes by Ye — drew little public reaction or pushback from congressional Republicans.

What reaction there was came from anti-Trump Republicans, like Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) and Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) who are not returning to Congress next year.

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial, denounced the dinner on Monday — becoming one of the few Republicans to do so explicitly using Trump’s name.

On Sunday, when asked directly about Trump’s decision to dine with Fuentes, incoming House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) only told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the former president “certainly needs better judgment in who he dines with.”

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This one won’t go away. Republicans grew quite adept at evading questions about Trump’s behavior during his prior term in office, but expect senior leaders to face questions this week about Fuentes when they return to Washington. His dining decision has reportedly left those in his own orbit reeling, after all.

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