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Donald Trump’s Bedminster golf club hosted a convicted Jan. 6 rioter and alleged Nazi sympathizer twice this summer, where he was celebrated and gave speeches.
At one event, Trump sent a video praising the attendees as “amazing patriots.”
At the other, he won an award.
Donald Trump’s Bedminster golf club hosted a convicted Jan. 6 rioter and alleged Nazi sympathizer twice this summer, where he was celebrated and gave speeches.
At one event, Trump sent a video praising the attendees as “amazing patriots.”
At the other, he won an award.
The rioter, Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, has a lengthy and well-documented history of extreme racist and antisemitic comments.
He allegedly told coworkers, “Hitler should have finished the job.”
In 2020, he posted a lengthy video rant against Jewish communities in New Jersey.
He allegedly told coworkers, “Hitler should have finished the job.”
In 2020, he posted a lengthy video rant against Jewish communities in New Jersey.
He served nearly three years in prison for nonviolent offenses on Jan. 6, and is currently appealing his conviction on the felony obstruction charge that the Supreme Court recently narrowed.
Since leaving prison, he’s gone on a tour of far-right media.
Since leaving prison, he’s gone on a tour of far-right media.
In June 2024, Hale-Cusanelli spoke at a Patriot Freedom Project event at Trump Bedminster.
Trump sent a video message to the event, praising all of the attendees as “amazing patriots.”
Trump sent a video message to the event, praising all of the attendees as “amazing patriots.”
In August 2024, Ed Martin - a leader of the Republican National Convention’s platform committee - gave Hale-Cusanelli an award at Bedminster.
Several other prominent Trump advisers and allies also received awards. Trump did not attend that event.
Several other prominent Trump advisers and allies also received awards. Trump did not attend that event.
In response to our questions, the Trump campaign appeared to distance itself from Hale-Cusanelli.
Initially, a campaign official said Trump is “not even aware of this individual.”
They later clarified that Trump has “not been made aware of the comments that he’s made.”
Initially, a campaign official said Trump is “not even aware of this individual.”
They later clarified that Trump has “not been made aware of the comments that he’s made.”
Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “President Trump did not attend these events, and, of course, he absolutely condemns bigotry and hatred of any kind.”
The CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs @amyspitalnick told me:
“Former President Trump hasn't simply ignored or given a pass to these antisemitic extremists, in many ways, he's embraced them and helped mainstream their ideas in our political rhetoric.”
“Former President Trump hasn't simply ignored or given a pass to these antisemitic extremists, in many ways, he's embraced them and helped mainstream their ideas in our political rhetoric.”
The @ADL said in a statement:
“We hope that the Trump campaign will disavow this individual and his antisemitic views if in fact he was given a platform at a Jan. 6 defendants fundraising event.”
“We hope that the Trump campaign will disavow this individual and his antisemitic views if in fact he was given a platform at a Jan. 6 defendants fundraising event.”
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