Trump Dines with Holocaust Denier Nick Fuentes and Antisemite Ye at Mar-a-Lago

On November 22, 2022, former President Donald Trump hosts rapper Ye (Kanye West) for dinner at Mar-a-Lago. Ye arrives with white nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes, who joins the meal. Fuentes is a leading figure in the "America First" white nationalist movement who has denied the Holocaust and argued for white Christian dominance. Trump's aides later say Trump did not know Fuentes would be present. Trump nevertheless confirms the dinner took place, and neither condemns nor distances himself from Fuentes in the days that follow. The dinner comes three weeks after Ye made a series of antisemitic statements that cost him brand deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Prominent Republicans including House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy call the dinner "clearly not acceptable," but Trump faces no party consequences. The episode adds to a documented pattern of Trump meeting with, amplifying, or failing to condemn white nationalists and antisemites.