1. In response to Trump breaking bread w/an unrepentant racist, top GOP elected officials have said nothing

The silence delivers a message: top Republicans are willing to countenance white supremacy and anti-Semitism to maintain power

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2. Kevin McCarthy knows all about Nick Fuentes

When Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 appeared at Fuentes' white nationalist convention, McCarthy called it 'appalling and wrong'

McCarthy said Republicans should 'not be associated, any time, any place, with somebody who is anti-Semitic'

3. But Kevin McCarthy has not said anything publicly about Trump's dinner with Fuentes, and his office did not respond to a request for comment.

McCarthy needs the support of Republican members of Congress that are loyal to Trump to be elected Speaker

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4. Kevin McCarthy claimed to be appalled by Fuentes but is willing to look the other way if that is what it takes to gain power.

Other Republican leaders have taken a similar approach.

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5. ZERO members of GOP leadership in the House & Senate have spoken out about Trump's dinner with a white supremacist:

Leader McConnell
Senator John Thune
Sen. John Barrasso
Shelley Moore Capito
Steve Scalise
Jim Banks
@RepTomEmmer
Elise Stefanik
Rep. Richard Hudson

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6. Nearly, a week after his dinner with Fuentes, Trump has not uttered a single word of criticism about Fuentes or his views.

Instead, he's made the very dubious claim that he 'knew nothing about' Fuentes

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7. Trump has repeatedly feigned ignorance to avoid criticizing white supremacists. When notorious former KKK grand wizard David Duke endorsed Trump in 2016, Trump claimed that he didn't 'know anything about David Duke'

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8. Trump's claim of ignorance re: Duke was an obvious lie. He had rejected Duke's endorsement 15 years earlier when he was exploring a run for president as a member of the Reform Party.

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9. Similarly, Trump's alleged unfamiliarity with Fuentes is suspect. One of Fuentes' closest associates is far-right provocateur Michelle Malkin. In May 2020, Trump retweeted a clip from Fuentes' internet show, America First Clips, supporting Malkin.

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10. Several prominent media outlets — including Axios and @nbcnews — have granted sympathetic operatives anonymity to defend Trump

Why?

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