Paying for DinnerHow Republicans have been trying to spin Donald Trump’s meal with Ye and Fuentes. Don’t mention Trump. Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican leader and likely the next speaker, avoided comment until midday on Tuesday, when reporters confronted him outside the White House. When they asked why he had “yet to condemn the former president,” McCarthy responded: “I don’t think anybody should be spending any time with Nick Fuentes.” Rick Scott, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, used the same dodge. When reporters asked him whether Trump should condemn white supremacy and antisemitism, Scott replied, “I think Republicans should all condemn white supremacy and antisemitism.”Why do McCarthy, Scott, and other so-called Republican leaders duck explicit invitations to address the former president’s behavior?

Source: Los Angeles Times December 03, 2022 12:32 UTC