“The one thing I like about Donald Trump is he actually will talk to anybody, but just because you talk to somebody doesn’t mean you endorse their views. Donald Trump has spent a lot of quality time with my wife. Every time he sees her, he gives her a hug, tells her she’s beautiful, and jokes around with her a little bit.”
— Sen. J.D. Vance, in an interview with ABC News, on Trump not disavowing his dinner with white supremacist Nick Fuentes.
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