Former GOP congressman Joe Walsh slammed his ex-party’s silence on Trump’s recent dinner with white nationalist Nick Fuentes. Via Newsweek:
Walsh, who previously represented a suburban Illinois congressional district, blasted the Republican Party for not issuing a stronger rebuke against the dinner, as Fuentes is known for his denial of the Holocaust and other white nationalist views. Rapper Kanye West, who has faced criticism for recent antisemitic comments he made online, was also present at the dinner.
“The problem isn’t Trump having dinner with a white supremacist Holocaust denier. That’s who Trump is. The problem is REPUBLICAN SILENCE after finding out Trump had dinner with a white supremacist Holocaust denier,” Walsh tweeted on Saturday. “Regarding Trump, Republican silence has always been the problem.”
Walsh, once an ardent Trump supporter, has now emerged as a vocal conservative critic of his. He unsuccessfully challenged Trump for the 2020 Republican presidential nomination and has spoken out against the former president on several occasions, as well as the direction of Republican Party.
