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White nationalist Nick Fuentes told Donald Trump that he was his “hero” and “one of the greatest Americans that ever lived” when he dined with him alongside Kanye West at Mar-a-Lago this week.
In a two-hour video posted to social media late Friday, Fuentes confirmed that details of the controversial Tuesday night meal reported Friday by Axios were accurate — and said he was “embarrassed” that the incident had blown up into what he called “a little bit of a scandal” for the former president.
“I don’t think he knew that I was me at the dinner,” Fuentes said with a grin.
“I said, ‘I love you,’” he added. “He really has been a hero of mine.”
But Fuentes, 24, who attended racist demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 and cheered the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol, said he also expressed disappointment over the moderate tone of Trump’s Nov. 15 speech announcing his plans to launch a third White House bid.
“We’ve been told for years we have to favor an incremental, quietist approach,” he railed. “You know what? Five hundred miles of 18-foot bollard fence? Not a real victory.
