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The blowback over Donald Trump’s dinner with Ye and Nick Fuentes kept intensifying on November 17, with Republicans still trying to explain why the former president was anywhere near such toxic company. The core problem was not just the guest list. It was the fact that Trump let the whole episode become a symbol of his blind spot for extremism, then appeared to have no decent answer ready when the criticism landed.
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The blowback over Donald Trump’s dinner with Ye and Nick Fuentes kept intensifying on November 17, with Republicans still trying to explain why the former president was anywhere near such toxic company. The core problem was not just the guest list. It was the fact that Trump let the whole episode become a symbol of his blind spot for extremism, then appeared to have no decent answer ready when the criticism landed.
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The blowback over Donald Trump’s dinner with Ye and Nick Fuentes kept intensifying on November 17, with Republicans still trying to explain why the former president was anywhere near such toxic company. The core problem was not just the guest list. It was the fact that Trump let the whole episode become a symbol of his blind spot for extremism, then appeared to have no decent answer ready when the criticism landed.
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