The former President of the United States, Donald Trump, is having a hard time clearing his name after meeting with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes.
Trump recently hosted a controversial dinner with a popular rapper and white supremacist. Although it sparked criticism from the public and fellow republicans, he revealed that he agreed to meet with them to “help” the rapper.
This meeting comes after he previously denied knowing anyone other than West was present at the dinner. He also referred to West as “a very troubled man” and assured that rumors of working with him were “fake news.”
Following West’s recent antisemitism scandal, Trump also revealed that West did not make any antisemitic comments during the meeting. He also assured that he only wanted to “advise” the star who recently announced that he will run for President in 2024.
Read on to learn more.
Donald Trump Calls Kanye West ‘Very Troubled’
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The former President hosted the “I Love Kanye” rapper and Fuentes at a Mar-A-Lago dinner on Tuesday, November 22. After the meeting, a Trump commentator revealed the following NBC News, that the dinner had turned the former President’s 2024 campaign into a “nightmare”. This happened after Trump announced his intention to run for President again.
However, the 76-year-old disagreed with this and described the meeting as “quick and smooth.” He also revealed that West, who recently got in trouble for some antisemitic comments, “didn’t express antisemitism” during the dinner.
Trump wrote per Fox News“So I helped a seriously troubled man, who happened to be black, Ye (Kanye West), who was ruined in his business and pretty much everything, and who was always nice to me, by granting his request to meet at Mar-a-Lago , alone, so that I could give him some much-needed ‘advice’.
The former President in his attempt to calm the storm, denied knowing Fuentes and slammed “fake news” for being “crazy.”
Donald Trump Denies Knowing Nick Fuentes, the White Chief
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The 45th president previously claimed office through Truth Social (per NBC) that apart from West, he did not know who the other guests were at the meeting. However, he admitted to knowing one of them, Karen Giorno, his former campaign director for Florida. Regarding Giorno, Trump noted that he is “a political person that I haven’t met in years.”
Trump then accused the “Hurricane” rapper of “suddenly showing up with three of his friends, who he knows nothing about.” He then specifically claimed that he “didn’t know Nick Fuentes.” This comes after several republicans criticized him for organizing a meeting with the controversial star.
Republican Slam Donald Trump
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Republican Representative James Comer criticized Trump in a recent statement. He explained to NBC News that the former and now future President needs to “judge better” who he “dines with.” He later stated that he would not have agreed to a meeting with Barat or Fuentes in his position.
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson also slammed the meeting, calling Trump’s decision “very troubling.” He also feared that the meeting could provoke extremists. In a statement to CNN, he explained, “You want to reduce their strength, not empower them. Stay away from them.”
After the meeting, West, who regained access to his Twitter page last week, took the opportunity to announce his plans to run for President.
Kanye West Plans To Run For President
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West shared a video to his Twitter page on Thanksgiving day announcing that he would run for President in 2024. After announcing his plans, he commented on his dinner with Trump and addressed some reservations about the former President. He revealed that Trump had a bad feeling towards him and even insulted his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, at the meeting.
The “Monster” singer also compared Trump’s behavior toward him to his interactions with Fuentes. He revealed that Trump “screamed” at him but was “very impressed” with the political commentator. News channels like The New York Times also supported this claim by stating that Fuentes and the former President were on good terms.
follow NYT, supremacy flatters Trump, as the former President reveals that he understands it. He also reportedly reacted negatively to Kanye’s plans to run for President and explained that it would be a “waste of time.” He then urged voters to support and vote for him instead.
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