WASHINGTON — People who advocate anti-Semitism should not be elected to public office, according to a Republican senator.
Mitch McConnel, the Senate Minority Leader, made the statement while criticizing former President Donald Trump for meeting with white nationalist and anti-Semitism supporter Nicholas Fuentes.
“There simply is no room in the Republican Party for anti-Semitism or racial supremacy,” McConnell declared at a press conference.
When asked if he would support Trump in 2024, McConnell responded, “Anyone meeting with folks advocating that (anti-Semitic) point of view, in my opinion, is exceedingly unlikely to ever be elected president of the United States.”
Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader of the House, also condemned the previous president.
“I don’t believe anyone should meet with Nick Fuentes,” he stated. “He doesn’t belong in the Republican Party.”
McCarthy, on the other hand, stated that Trump had no idea who Fuentes was, adding that the former president “came out four times and blasted him.”
On November 22, Trump invited Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, who has made blatantly anti-Semitic sentiments on social media, including threatening “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE” in a tweet that triggered Twitter’s suspension, a decision later reversed by Twitter’s new CEO Elon Musk.
Last week, Trump hosted Fuentes, a Holocaust denier and ardent anti-Semite, for dinner.
Trump has now stated that he had no idea who Fuentes was at the time of their meeting but has not condemned him.
Source: PNA
