memeorandum: Trump talks with white nationalist Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago dinner (Axios)

5:50 PM ET, November 25, 2022

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Trump talks with white nationalist Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago dinner — Former President Trump dined and conversed with white nationalist Nick Fuentes and rapper Ye at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Tuesday night, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

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Breitbart:

Trump Dined at Mar-a-Lago with White Nationalist, Holocaust Denier Nick Fuentes Alongside Kanye West; UPDATE - Trump Responds, ‘Had Never Met and Knew Nothing About’ Fuentes — UPDATE: After the publication of this article, Trump's campaign provided Breitbart News with this statement from President Trump …

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Alex Young / Yahoo:

Kanye West Pals Up with Holocaust Denier Nick Fuentes, Travels to Meet Trump at Mar-A-Lago — The post Kanye West Pals Up with Holocaust Denier Nick Fuentes, Travels to Meet Trump at Mar-A-Lago appeared first on Consequence. — Just when you thought Kanye West's far-right heel turn …

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New York Times:

Trump's Latest Dinner Guest: Nick Fuentes, White Supremacist — The former president's table for four at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday also included Kanye West, whose antisemitic statements have made him an entertainment-industry outcast. — Former President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday night …

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Meridith McGraw / Politico:

Donald Trump dined with white nationalist, Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes — Former President Donald Trump hosted white nationalist and antisemite Nick Fuentes at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach on Tuesday night, according to multiple people familiar with the event.

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Marc Caputo / NBC News:

‘F—ing nightmare’: Trump team does damage control after he dines with Ye and white supremacist Nick Fuentes — Former President Donald Trump distanced himself Friday from a pre-Thanksgiving dinner at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and white supremacist Nick Fuentes …

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Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
Trump Hosts Holocaust Revisionist Nick Fuentes and Kanye West at Mar-a-Lago

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Katy Stech Ferek / Wall Street Journal:

House Republicans' Slim Majority Creates Extra Challenges for Party Leaders — Each member will have more leverage to alter or block legislation; McCarthy highlights plans for investigations — WASHINGTON—Republicans won enough seats during midterm elections to capture a slim majority in the House …

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Wall Street Journal:

Backers of Farmworker Visa Overhaul Make Year-End Push for Immigrant Labor Deal — Lawmakers and farm groups are trying to secure Senate approval before GOP takes over the House next year — WASHINGTON—Lawmakers, agriculture groups and farmworker organizations are pushing to pass an overhaul …

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Political Wire

Wall Street Journal:
Democrats to Tackle Abortion Access, Gun Laws With New State Power

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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:

Elon Musk and the Narcissism/Radicalization Maelstrom — It's a fascinating thing to watch far-right radicalization unfold in real time. I've been watching the Elon Musk and Twitter drama with a mix of fascination and awe. He bought Twitter as part of his romance with the “free speech"/anti-"cancel culture" right and Donald Trump.

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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Musk's Twitter “amnesty” plan for suspended accounts alarms activists

Associated Press:
Musk says granting ‘amnesty’ to suspended Twitter accounts

Graham Gallagher / New Republic:

Elite Conservatives Have Taken an Awfully Weird Turn — An inkling of the Republican Party's shocking underperformance in the midterms could be seen in a literal, not figurative, crusade. Allen West, former congressman and Texas Republican Party chairman, decided in September that the time was ripe …

Discussion: Raw Story and Digby's Hullabaloo

Jason DeParle / New York Times:

The Expanded Child Tax Credit Is Gone. The Battle Over It Remains. — A pandemic-era program that sent monthly checks of up to $300 per child to most families drove down poverty rates. Amid new research about its merits, some Democrats are vowing to bring it back.

CBS News:

U.S. bans imports of Chinese tech from Huawei, ZTE — The U.S. is banning the sale of communications equipment made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE and restricting the use of some China-made video surveillance systems, citing an “unacceptable risk” to national security.

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The Economist:

Why Republican donors on Wall Street are abandoning Donald Trump — It was always a marriage of convenience; now they see him as a loser — Wall street is turning its back on Donald Trump. In recent days financiers who had donated hundreds of millions to the Republican Party …

Discussion: Raw Story

Associated Press:

Beijing on edge as city adds new quarantine centers — Residents of some parts of China's capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city government ordered faster construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and field hospitals.