Trump news today: Right-wingers slam Trump for hosting Fuentes, as Elon Musk speaks out on Twitter ban

Kanye West releases 2024 campaign video after meeting with Trump

Donald Trump is once again being accused of antisemitism, this time for hosting a Holocaust denier for dinner at Mar-a-Lago, alongside disgraced rapper and antisemite Kanye West.

Following the controversy, the former president, however, denied knowing that Mr West’s 2024 campaign adviser Nick Fuentes was an outspoken antisemite.

Meanwhile, the rapper Ye has continued to spread his version of the dinner, claiming that Donald Trump shouted at him in response to a proposal that the former president join Mr West as running mate.

At the same time, he said his host was “impressed” by Mr Fuentes’s ideas.

Meanwhile, Mr Trump is facing a second lawsuit from author E Jean Carroll, who accuses him of raping her in a New York department store in the 1990s.

Availing herself of a new state law that came into effect on Thursday, Ms Carroll is suing Mr Trump for rape and sexual assault as well as defamation over recent comments he made calling her a “con job” and accusing her of lying about her allegations.

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Elon Musk says he’s ‘fine with Trump not tweeting’

Elon Musk recently made the highly controversial decision to reinstate Donald Trump’s Twitter account, but the former president has kept off his previously favourite platform so far.

Instead, Mr Trump confined his posting to Truth Social, the Twitter-clone he funded himself after being pushed off mainstream social networks following the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.

Mr Musk says he doesn’t mind the radio silence.

“I’m fine with Trump not tweeting,” the Twitter owner wrote on Friday in a tweet. “The important thing is that Twitter correct a grave mistake in banning his account, despite no violation of the law or terms of service. Deplatforming a sitting President undermined public trust in Twitter for half of America.”

Josh Marcus26 November 2022 01:40

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As Donald Trump eyes another White House run, a reminder of all the legal jeopardy he faces

Donald Trump is facing an estimated 20 major lawsuits and investigations at the moment, leaving him more vulnerable than he has been in years, given that he no longer has the protection of being in the White House.

Here’s our roundup of the most important suits.

Most recently, writer E Jean Carroll filed an action accusing Mr Trump of raping her in the 1990s, which he denies.

Josh Marcus26 November 2022 01:20

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Donald Trump rails against new special prosecutor and Hunter Biden in Truth Social post

Donald Trump expressed his fury on Friday that another special prosecutor from the Justice Department is investigating him, this time for his potential crimes in trying to overturn the 2020 election results.

“Joe Biden said he is running for President, so why isn’t he appointing a Special Counsel to look into the criminal actions of him and his son, Hunter?” Mr Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“There has never been anything like it in the history of our Country, and amazingly, it is perfectly documented for all to see,” he added. “Maybe Trump Hater Jack Smith, who should never be allowed to work on anything having to do with me because of his and his family’s anger, hatred, and bias, should be looking into the Biden Crime Family instead? Great idea!”

Here’s more information on the new special counsel investigation.

Josh Marcus26 November 2022 01:00

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WATCH: Kanye West campaign video describes meeting with Trump

Rapper and fashion designer Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, shared a campaign-style video on Thursday describing his 2024 aspirations, as well as his account of a meeting this week with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.

In the clip, Mr West says Mr Trump unloaded on the hip-hop star, told him he would lose in 2024, and made insulting remarks about Kim Kardashian.

Mr Trump has denied this took place.

Watch the full video here.

Josh Marcus26 November 2022 00:40

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Another denial from Trump

Donald Trump is in damage-control mode, after his Tuesday meeting with rapper Ye and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes has attracted controversy.

Earlier today, the former president denied knowing Mr Fuentes would be at the meeting.

It’s a line he continued with an afternoon post on Truth Social, his social network.

Here’s Mr Trump’s full (second) statement on the meeting:

Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, was asking me for advice concerning some of his difficulties, in particular having to do with his business. We also discussed, to a lesser extent, politics, where I told him he should definitely not run for President, “any voters you may have should vote for TRUMP.” Anyway, we got along great, he expressed no anti-Semitism, & I appreciated all of the nice things he said about me on “Tucker Carlson.” Why wouldn’t I agree to meet? Also, I didn’t know Nick Fuentes.

Josh Marcus26 November 2022 00:20

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Special counsel overseeing DOJ’s Trump investigation is tougher than a ‘pit bull’ colleagues say

Andrew Weissmann, a former top prosecutor working on Robert Mueller’s investigation into Donald Trump’s Russia ties, says Jack Smith, the new special counsel investigating the former president’s potential role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election, is a fearsome adversary.

“I was described by Steve Bannon (and, sigh, many others) as a pit bull,” Mr Weissmann wrote recently on Twitter. “Jack Smith makes me look like a golden retriever puppy. So tenacious and fearless. And apolitical and ethical.”

Here’s our piece looking into the new special counsel—and how he could come after Trump.

Josh Marcus26 November 2022 00:00

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Trump once again does his two-step with white supremacists

“This past week, Kanye West called me to have dinner at Mar-a-Lago,” he said. “Shortly thereafter, he unexpectedly showed up with three of his friends, whom I knew nothing about. We had dinner on Tuesday evening with many members present on the back patio. The dinner was quick and uneventful. They then left for the airport.”

Of course, Mr Fuentes has been a prominent figure for years. In the days after the 2020 presidential election, he led the “Million MAGA March,” calling it “MAGA NIGHT AT THE WHITE HOUSE.”

The former president’s words were familiar to anyone who has paid attention to how he has denied any knowledge about white supremacist and extremist groups. His campaign announcement where he called immigrants crossing the US-Mexico border as drug dealers, criminals and rapists emboldened numerous white nationalists, antisemites and other extremist groups like the Proud Boys.

Read Eric Garcia’s full analysis here.

Josh Marcus25 November 2022 23:40

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New York Times columnist argues invoking obscure constitutional provision to keep Trump out of office

Donald Trump dodged impeachment convictions twice related to his time in the White House.

On Thursday, a New York Times columnist argued that because Republicans largely refuse to go against Mr Trump, there’s another constitional provision that should be revoked to keep Mr Trump out of power, given his past inciting violence and doubting the 2020 election results.

As writer Jesse Wegman writes, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment “bars from public office anyone who, ‘having previously taken an oath’ to support the Constitution, ‘engaged in insurrection or rebellion’ or gave ‘aid or comfort’ to America’s enemies.”

“And yet despite its clarity and good sense, the provision has rarely been invoked,” he adds.

“The first time, in the aftermath of the Civil War, it was used to disqualify thousands of Southern rebels, but within four years, Congress voted to extend amnesty to most of them. It was used again in 1919 when the House refused to seat a socialist member accused of giving aid and comfort to Germany in World War I.”

However, things on that front are beginning to change.

This fall, a county commissioner was removed from office under the provision, after he participated in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.

Josh Marcus25 November 2022 23:20

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Trump allies say Nick Fuentes meeting is ‘f***ing nightmare’ for 2024 campaign

Trump allies say the ex-president’s meeting this week with rapper Ye and his right-wing 2024 presidential campaign adviser Nick Fuentes, a known Holocaust denier, is a “nightmare” for Mr Trump going forward.

“This is a f***ing nightmare,” an anonymous adviser told NBC News. “If people are looking at [Florida Gov. Ron] DeSantis to run against Trump, here’s another reason why.”

Mr Trump has downplayed the meeting, saying he didn’t know Fuentes would be there, and the conversation they all had was “uneventful.” “This past week, Kanye West called me to have dinner at Mar-a-Lago. Shortly thereafter, he unexpectedly showed up with three of his friends, whom I knew nothing about,” Trump said Friday in a statement on his Truth Social platform. “We had dinner on Tuesday evening with many members present on the back patio. The dinner was quick and uneventful,” Trump said. “They then left for the airport.”

Here’s our reporting on the meeting.

Josh Marcus25 November 2022 23:00

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Trump says he ‘knew nothing about’ white supremacist Nick Fuentes before Mar-a-Lago event

The former president made a statement on his networking platform Truth Social after Axios reported that Mr Fuentes and Ye dined with Mr Trump at his Palm Beach, Florida estate.

“This past week, Kanye West called me to have dinner at Mar-a-Lago,” he said. “Shortly thereafter, he unexpectedly showed up with three of his friends, whom I knew nothing about. We had dinner on Tuesday evening with many members present on the back patio. The dinner was quick and uneventful. They then left for the airport.”

More details in our full report.

Josh Marcus25 November 2022 22:40

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