Republican Gov Candidate Breaks With JD Vance Over Including Nick Fuentes in the Party: He's Dangerous'

"New York Republican candidate for governor, Bruce Blakeman, spoke to CNN's Manu Raju on Monday and vehemently condemned white supremacist and avowed anti-Semite Nick Fuentes, despite Vice President JD Vance's call over the weekend for the GOP do away with purity tests. Raju played Blakeman a clip of Vance's controversial speech at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest over the weekend, which saw a deep divide between speakers condemning rising anti-Semitism in the party and those attacking the so-called gatekeepers."

"Blakeman replied, Well, I think when Vice President Vance talks about purity, he's talking about the fact that we have a big tent in our party, and someone like me, who's a pro-choice Republican, has the opportunity to run for higher office because we don't have purity tests. But let me say this about Nick Fuentes: I think he's a nut, he's dangerous, and we don't need him in our party."

"Raju pressed, Do you think that the Vice President should say that too? Blakeman replied, I don't think he was talking about Nick Fuentes. I think he was talking about the fact that we don't have litmus tests. Raju jumped back in, But the President hasn't even gone that far either. Do you think the President and Vice President Vance should align themselves with what you're saying, that he doesn't belong in your party?"

Bruce Blakeman condemned white supremacist and avowed anti-Semite Nick Fuentes as dangerous and unnecessary in the Republican Party. Vice President JD Vance urged the GOP to abandon purity tests, and his AmericaFest speech exposed a split between those decrying rising anti-Semitism and those targeting party gatekeepers. Vance appeared to side with keeping broader participation while also defending his own controversial remarks in a separate interview. Blakeman said the party's big-tent approach allowed a pro-choice Republican like him to seek higher office. Blakeman emphasized that he speaks for himself and will not presume the words of others.

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