Arkansas Gov: Trump Is “Empowering The Extremes”

“The last time I met with the a white supremacist, it was in an armed standoff. I had a bulletproof vest on. We arrested them, prosecuted them, sent them to prison.

“And so, no, I don’t think it’s a good idea for a leader that’s setting an example for the country or the party to meet with an avowed, racist or anti-Semite.

“It’s very troubling and it shouldn’t happen. And we need to avoid those kinds of empowering the extremes. And when you meet with people, you empower and that’s what you have to avoid.

“You want to diminish their strength, not empower them, stay away from it.” – Outgoing Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is mulling his own presidential bid.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on CNN on Trump dining with a Nazi: “I hope someday we won’t have to be responding to what former President Trump has said or done … this was not an accidental meeting.” pic.twitter.com/nI9LJ3vPjg

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 27, 2022