During this week’s Sunday show circuit, the media used a different tactic to smear former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), his vice presidential running mate: Using white nationalist influencer Nick Fuentes.
During appearances on ABC News’ “This Week” and CBS News’ “Face the Nation” Vance was asked not only about Fuentes’ racist comments about Vance’s wife, Usha, but also about the infamous dinner Trump had with the white nationalist at Mar-a-Lago.
While speaking with ABC News’ Jonathan Karl, the host brought up Fuentes’ remarks about Usha Vance: “What kind of man marries somebody named ‘Usha,’” Fuentes had said during a livestream. “Clearly, he doesn’t value his racial identity.”
Karl referred to the comments as “racist garbage,” a statement with which Vance agreed.
“But this is also a guy that dined with Donald Trump at…