Yesterday, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said via Twitter:
“Kanye’s remarks are abhorrent. I completely condemn them and anti-Semitism in all of its forms. There is no place for Kanye, (Nick) Fuentes, or their views inside the Republican Party.”
Ever since Donald Trump announced his candidacy for president in 2015, the Republican Party has been plagued with heavy accusations of racism which were, again, justified last week when Trump met with anti-Semite Kanye West and Nick Fuentes, an anti-Semite, white supremacist, and homophobe.
Damage control, indeed.
GOP leadership has tried to play both ends against the middle as it relates to racism, sexism, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and homophobism. They realize they’ll lose a lot of support from moderates and independents if they don’t condemn hate at all, but fear alienating a strong, loyal sect of Republican voters if they denounce hate sentiment emphatically.
Your MAGA base flies swastika flags next to Trump and DeSantis flags and that has never been denounced by Trump or DeSantis. It won’t be, because the only reason Trump got to power was mobilizing racist yeehaws who never voted before. You can’t win without them.
— Leslieoo7 (@Leslieoo7) December 2, 2022
Unlike previous GOP presidential nominees John McCain and Mitt Romney, who sharply condemned hate and helped keep toxicity fringe, most Republican leaders seem to simply look the other way these days, thereby giving hatemongers a platform. And, as Leslie stated above, allowing hate back in the mainstream has paid off a bit for the GOP.
Yes, Trump/MAGA has seen some success in getting a lot of people with marginalized views, who previously didn’t vote, to the polls. Nevertheless, it’s 2022 and not 1922, and the vast majority of Americans don’t share their views.
The very idea that Trump sat with Fuentes for dinner while under the protection of the Secret Service and didn’t know who he was is absolutely absurd pic.twitter.com/2j0bi6MkFE
— FM (@frankmonah) December 2, 2022
Did Ronna McDaniel win anyone over with her rebuke of Kanye and Fuentes?
Her detractors were not impressed, insisting Mr. Trump’s name was missing from her tweet and that the GOP has seemed comfortable condoning hate since Trump’s political rise.
Stop!
— Michael J. Stern (@MichaelJStern1) December 2, 2022
Kanye West and Nick Fuentes are products of the Republican party.
You made them. There’s no disavowing them now.
From October 6 until yesterday, Jim Jordan and the house Republicans on the judiciary committee had a tweet up lauding Kanye. Did you condemn them? Or say anything about Kanye West before now?
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) December 2, 2022
Norman Ornstein made a fine point, above, because some GOP party leaders continued to embrace West long after his initial hate-spewing.
… And some still embraced Fuentes, who the Anti-Defamation League describes as a white nationalist and hardcore racist, long after his name was synonymous with white supremacist.
— Brett Meiselas (@BMeiselas) December 2, 2022
There was was a place for him until today, though.
— Scott Monty (@ScottMonty) December 2, 2022
He had plenty of anti-Semitic rants in many forms before today.
It’s just that Hitler is where the GOP draws the line. Anything less than Hitler is acceptable, evidently.
Let’s face it, without the help of rank-and-file GOP politicians, Fuentes would be a nonentity.
Now now you disavow? Did the creatures you created and enabled finally cross the line of accountability? You and your filthy clan of cronies own all of it. And we won’t forget.
— Steve Blum (@blumspew) December 2, 2022
Stop!
— Michael J. Stern (@MichaelJStern1) December 2, 2022
Kanye West and Nick Fuentes are products of the Republican party.
You made them. There’s no disavowing them now.
Yeah your party put him on a pedestal. Have you seen this gem from tonight? Do you see what that is? Trump INVITED him to his home for dinner. Your Buddy Alex Jones had him on his show today. It took 3 months for your party to delete their tweet. We know you don’t actually care. pic.twitter.com/YmF2bSnY3G
— Cara 🌻☮️🏳️🌈 (@CArAAnN81) December 2, 2022
And let’s not forget, Ms. McDaniel has been quite unAmerican herself by spreading lies and conspiring to overturn the results of a legitimate presidential election.
There’s no place for you either Ronna.
— #Churley (@churley7111) December 2, 2022
You were part of J6 and created the Fake Elector Scheme under Trump’s orders.
You broke your oath to uphold our Constitution & should be removed from office immediately along with the rest of the accomplices!!! pic.twitter.com/ag64KfxM5H
— Fievel13🌈🌊 (@Fievel131) December 2, 2022
Please share your thoughts on McDaniel, her comments, and the state of the GOP below.
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