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(Candace claps)
- Listen!

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White Supremacist and
Insurrectionist Insider Donald Trump

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announced his 2024 presidential bid,

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and is recruiting other white nationalists

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to further his agenda.

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And this disgusting behavior
needs to be called out.

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The bar is in hell when
it comes to expectations

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for the former president, but somehow,

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he set it even lower when he
hosted Ye and Nick Fuentes

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last week at his Mar-a-Lago
Resort in Palm Beach.

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And as we've seen, Kanye West
has dominated the news cycle

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for the last month due to
his antisemitic remarks

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and alignment with right
wing pundit, Candace Owens.

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Fuentes is a renowned
racist and holocaust denier,

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so he fits in just
perfectly with the pair.

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But when confronted about the dinner,

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Trump did what he does best, play dumb.

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"This past week, Kanye West called me

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to have dinner at Mar-a-Lago,"

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he posted to his social media site.

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"Shortly thereafter, he
unexpectedly showed up

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with three of his friends,
whom I knew nothing about."

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But as Al Sharpton and told "The Root"

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in an exclusive interview,
that's just not possible.

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- I don't believe his story,

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he didn't know the guy was coming.

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I deal with former presidents.

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You do not meet with former presidents

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without the Secret Service knowing

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who you are and vetting you.

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- Some may still underestimate
Trump's second attempt

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to seize the White House.

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Third if you count January 6th.

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But it's worth noting that
over 60 million Americans voted

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for him in the 2016 election.

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This dinner stunt would've
spelled the demise

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of a presidential candidate
from any other party.

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However, the Democratic
National Committee spokesperson

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Ammar Moussa stated,
"The most extreme views

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have found a home in today's
MAGA Republican party."

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By the grace of white privilege,

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Trump has managed to
escape the federal crimes

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he's been accused of,
which includes stealing

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highly classified government documents,

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and instigating last year's
violent capital riots.

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The walls around him could finally crumble

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since the US Supreme Court ordered him

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to submit his income
tax forms to Congress.

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In addition, a US district judge declared

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that he cannot use presidential immunity

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to evade a lawsuit that accuses him

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of violating civil rights for attempts

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to undermine 2020 election results.

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And in addition, an investigation

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to the reportedly stolen
documents is pending.

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The bottom line?

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Trump must never hold public office again.

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