memeorandum: ‘F—ing nightmare’: Trump team does damage control after he dines with Ye and white supremacist Nick Fuentes (Marc Caputo/NBC News)

11:00 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.

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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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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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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Daily Mail:

Trump was ‘very taken’ with Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes' and they fawned over each other during Mar-a-Lago dinner with Kanye West - but former President claims he had no idea he was a white supremacist — Former President Donald Trump was reportedly ‘very taken’ by known white supremacist …

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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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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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Halisia Hubbard / NPR:

Twitter has lost 50 of its top 100 advertisers since Elon Musk took over, report says — Half of Twitter's top 100 advertisers appear to no longer be advertising on the website. A report from Media Matters for America states that these 50 advertisers have spent almost $2 billion …

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Jared Gans / The Hill:

DOJ: JetBlue passenger held razor blade to woman's throat on flight — A Utah man was arrested after he held a razor blade to a woman's throat while on a JetBlue flight on Monday, according to the Justice Department. — A Wednesday release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District …

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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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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

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

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Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:

Former surgeon general faces his wife's cancer — and the ‘Trump Effect’ — Jerome Adams and his wife, Lacey, want to tell a personal story about melanoma and cancer prevention. But it is hard to excise the stigma of serving under the former president. — Former surgeon general Jerome Adams …

Discussion: Raw Story, New York Post and The Hill

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.

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