Trump says MAGA has no room for antisemites but stops short of naming figures

President Trump said neither the Republican Party nor the MAGA movement had room for people with antisemitic views during an Oval Office interview with The New York Times, telling reporters, "I think we don’t need them," and, "I think we don’t like them." His comments contrasted with remarks from Vice President JD Vance, who last month said the party did not need "purity tests" and that he had not brought "a list of conservatives to denounce or to deplatform." Mr.

Vance later played down Nick Fuentes’s influence and condemned antisemitism. Mr. Trump, however, declined to specifically denounce some high‑profile figures: when asked about Mr. Fuentes he said he did not know him and recounted having had dinner once "where he came as a guest of Kanye West," adding, "I don’t know Nick Fuentes." He also said he did not know Paul Ingrassia.

The interview came amid a wider debate over the party’s coalition and support for Israel. Mr. Trump spoke about a recent prize he was awarded by Israel and referred to his Jewish family members: "My daughter happens to be Jewish, beautiful, three grandchildren are Jewish," and "I am the least antisemitic person probably there is anywhere in the world." Critics, the article said, contended his actions have fallen short of combating antisemitism and blamed him for spreading it, noting he has expressed admiration for some aspects of Hitler’s leadership, dined with a Holocaust denier and at times ignored attacks on Jews.

In his second term Mr.

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Politics, Donald Trump, Maga Movement, Nick Fuentes, Jd Vance, Paul Ingrassia