Kevin McCarthy falsely claimed the ex-president had condemned Nick Fuentes four times—when Trump hasn’t even done it just once.
Following a meeting with President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders, McCarthy spoke to reporters outside of the White House and was immediately asked why he has yet to condemn Trump for meeting with Fuentes.
“I don’t think anybody should be spending any time with Nick Fuentes,” the GOP leader said. “He has no place in this Republican Party. I think President Trump came out four times and condemned him and didn’t know who he was.” The reporter, however, noted that Trump has yet to actually condemn Fuentes or his ideology and has instead just insisted he had no knowledge of Fuentes prior to the meeting.
“Well, I condemn his ideology, and it has no place in society. At all,” McCarthy interjected, only to get pressed once again about Trump’s refusal to do the same. “The president didn’t know who he was,” the Republican lawmaker shot back. “He knew who Kanye West is, he said he didn’t know who Fuentes is.”
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