Trump likes to “Wink and Nod” at White Supremacists: Ex Obama Aide
- An ex-Obama aide stated that Trump denied knowing Nick Fuentes and was his “M.O.”
- Alaina Beverly said that Beverly always claims he doesn’t associate with white nationalists.
- These comments were made after Trump’s Florida meeting with Fuentes & Ye last week.
Former White House aide to President Obama claimed that Trump denies knowing Nick Fuentes after their Florida meeting is his normal style.
He claims that he doesn’t associate with white nationists but he doesn’t know them. But he’ll wink & nod in the same breath & say ‘Proud boys, stand back & stand by,” Alaina Beverly said during an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Katie Phang Show,” referring to when Trump name-dropped the far-right group during a presidential debate in 2020.
Beverly’s comments come after Trump hosted fallen rap mogul Kanye “Ye” West, who asked the former president to be his running mate in 2024, and Fuentes, a Holocaust denier, at his Mar-a-Lago resort last week. Insider reported that Fuentes was notoriously known for his participation in the 2017 Charlottesville Unite the Right rally ad.
—The Katie Phang Show (@katiephangshow) November 26, 2022
Axios quoted Trump as saying that Ye had “arrived with an unknown guest” but that he liked Fuentes. Trump’s advisers were left scrambling to try and get ahead of the fallout.
Beverly said that he is a man who defends ignorance but continues to support violence, hate crimes and white supremacy. Beverly spoke to MSNBC.