Would You Have These People Over For Dinner?

Donald Trump has declared his candidacy for the presidency 

just two weeks ago but the former president has shown his

propensity to keep bad company and engage in poor judgement.

Very recently he had thrown a dinner party at his Mar-a-Lago 

estate in which he had invited some friends and acquaintances.

Two of the guests were rapper and one-time Trump supporter 

Kanye West and Nick Fuentes, a young man with dubious 

politics. How dubious? How does the 24-year-old's being a 

white nationalist and a Holocaust denier grab you? Well,

it seemed to escape the former president's attention. 
Moreover, word about West's history of blathering anti-Jewish

conspiracy theories seemed to fail to register with the former

president as well. 

Now as you, my fabulous readers know, your favorite Peasant

has supported Donald Trump for the White House in 2016 and

for re-election in 2020, endorsing him the second time around.

I voted for him in '16 because although I was unsure of what

we'd be getting from Trump, I knew full well what we'd get

from Hillary Clinton and I wanted no part of it or her. I was

aware of Trump's faults, and how some of them could make 

him vulnerable to his enemies. But as his term went on I saw

a leader who cared about our country and us. What he did in

rejuvenating our economy, and so quickly, alone was reason

enough to trust and support him. I admit to the occasional 

wince, as well as the occasional grimace, at some of the things 

he said in speeches and interviews, and he kept company with

some people whom I thought he shouldn't. But he was as good

as gold for us, and the accusations that the Democrats and their

farther-left chums made against him didn't stick. Nor had the 

company he kept caused any harmful publicity. 

As the party invitations went out, the 45th president claimed that West 

had asked to see him, then appeared at the party with Fuentes, whom 

Trump claimed he didn't know or know of. However, afterward  

both men said the ex-president was impressed with Fuentes' political

insight (?!). Sources in attendance for the event may have leaked 

to the press that this was said. Now, I can excuse Trump for not

knowing who Fuentes was, as Fuentes was (until now) not a nationally

known figure on our political scene. Kanye West, however, is another

matter, as everything he says and does is picked up by the media

and is printed, transmitted, and broadcast everywhere, even to

(one supposes) Mar-a-Lago. Therefore, West's antisemetic spewings 

have become known to many. Why not also to the former president?

Others have taken Trump to task, good and hard. David Friedman,

who was ambassador to Israel during the Trump Presidency, was 

prominent among them. As Trump has never shown any example 

of bigotry to anyone while president, or before his presidency,

he is guilty instead of failure to vet visitors, especially for a 

rather formal event. President Trump has claimed the role of

an innocent who was taken advantage of by Kanye West.

Perhaps this is why West no longer supports him and won't be 

voting for him if he is once again the Republican nominee. 

Apparently Trump makes a practice of blaming others for some

of his errors of judgement and actions, as I have gathered from 

similar incidents reported on by non-liberal sources.

President Trump has got to do the following in order to preserve

his credibility as a candidate: one, he must be careful of whom he

associates with, as he will inevitably be seen with these people; 

two, he must vet them before he strikes up any friendships or 

business/political relationships with, and if he discovers anything

unsavory or even the least bit doubtful then he should put 

considerable and permanent distance between himself and them; 

and three, simply denounce the worst of the lot, i.e. what he 

should have done with the Proud Boys and other groups which

have resorted to violence (as on Jan. 6 of 2021). Sooner or later

his teflon shield will wear out, and he will take a tumble in the

estimation of many voters, including those who previously 

and enthusiastically voted twice for the brash businessman.

His chances of being the GOP presidential nominee again will

depend greatly on it. In the meantime I shall say my rosary for 

Donald Trump and for our country, repeatedly!

Also, could someone please pass the Pepto-Bismol? 

MEM