Donald Trump was heavily criticized for holding a meeting this week that included a controversial artist and a far-right political activist who has become notorious for his antisemitic beliefs.

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Nick met with former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.

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West said in the video that Trump was impressed with him and that he was a Trump ally.

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Several Republicans, including former Trump attorney David M. Friedman and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, called on Trump to meet with Fuentes. The CEO of the Anti-Defamation League called him a "vicious bigot and known Holocaust denier" in an interview.

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Trump tried to distance himself from his guests after the news of the dinner broke. In a statement on his social media site, Trump wrote that the dinner was meant to be just him and West. Trump said he didn't know anything aboutFuentes and left for the airport. One of Trump's advisers said it was a nightmare.

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After the meeting with Trump, West said he asked Trump to be his running mate and accused him of screaming at him. West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, has been criticized recently for spreading antisemitic and racist comments, leading a number of companies to cut ties with him. West said in the video that Trump was impressed with him and that he was a Trump ally.

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Nick Fuentes is Trump's latest dinner guest.

Trump was criticized for dining with a white supremacist.

Trump was criticized for dining with two people.