It took a few days, but there is now a growing chorus of congressional Republicans speaking out against former President Donald Trump decision to dine last week at his Mar-a-Lago resort with controversial rapper Ye — formerly known as Kanye West — and white nationalist Nick Fuentes.

The reaction has ranged from soft criticism to forceful condemnation, but the widespread rebuke of Trump’s actions from members of his own party is a rarity since the real estate magnate and reality TV star burst onto the political scene more than six years ago.

While many prominent Republicans issued statements or answered questions about the dinner Monday, GOP House leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had not commented publicly entering Tuesday. Both broke their silence Tuesday.

McConnell not only condemned the views of Ye and Fuentes but also said the dinner was proof of why he doesn't believe Trump, who is running for the White House again in 2024, should be elected again.

“There is no room in the Republican party for anti-Semitism or white supremacy, and anyone meeting with people advocating that point of view, in my judgment, are highly unlikely to ever be elected president of the United States,” he said, according to CNN.

Speaking outside the White House after meeting with President Joe Biden and other congressional leaders, McCarthy slammed Fuentes without condemning Trump.

“I don’t think anybody should be spending any time with Nick Fuentes," McCarthy said. “I condemn his ideology, and he has no place in this Republican Party."

McCarthy, who might need Trump’s support to be elected House speaker in January, went on to say the former president has condemned Fuentes multiple times, which the former president has not. When pressed by reporters about Trump not condemning Fuentes or his ideology, McCarthy replied, "I condemn his ideology. It has no place in society at all."

Several other Republican lawmakers have called Trump’s judgment into question for hosting the dinner.

In an interview with NewsNation on Monday, former Vice President Mike Pence called on Trump to apologize for dining with Ye and Fuentes. 

"Trump was wrong to give a white nationalist, an antisemite and a Holocaust denier a seat at the table," Pence said. "I think he should apologize for it.

"I think the president displayed profoundly poor judgment in giving those individuals a seat at the table," he added. 

Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana on Monday became the first Republican on Capitol Hill to give a full-throated condemnation of the meeting. 

“President Trump hosting racist antisemites for dinner encourages other racist antisemites,” he tweeted. “These attitudes are immoral and should not be entertained. This is not the Republican Party.”

Trump confirmed Friday he had dinner with Ye and Fuentes. The former president has said he did not know Fuentes would be accompanying Ye and that he didn’t know anything about him. Trump said Ye asked him for business advice and that they spoke “to a lesser extent” about politics. 

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, Fuentes is a white nationalist livestreamer and an outspoken admirer of fascists such as Benito Mussolini. The 24-year-old has made a number of antisemitic comments, has questioned that the Holocaust happened, has attended the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, and was near the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Ye has been under fire in recent weeks over a series of antisemitic comments he has made, leading to social media companies locking him out of his accounts and Adidas terminating its partnership with him.

Trump did not condemn Ye’s and Fuente’s views in a series of posts about the dinner on his Truth Social platform, only saying that Ye did not express any antisemitic opinions during the meal.

Democrats quickly attacked Trump for meeting with the controversial figures, but criticism from within the Republican Party over the holiday weekend was largely limited to prominent individuals away from Capitol Hill, including Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Pence chief of staff Marc Short.

That changed Monday as senators returned to Washington.

"I think it's disgusting to invite people like that to meet with a former president of the United States," Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah told MSNBC. “It's been clear that there's no bottom to the degree to which President Trump will degrade himself and the nation.”

“That’s just a bad idea on every level,” Sen. John Thune of South Dakota said, according to Axios. “I don’t know who’s advising him on his staff, but I hope that whoever that person was got fired.”

“There is no room in the Republican Party for white supremacy and antisemitism,” said Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, according to PBS NewsHour. “It’s wrong. I think Republicans should all condemn white supremacy.”

“It was wrong and inappropriate to have that meeting,” said Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, NBC News reported. “White supremacy has no place in our nation’s culture, and it’s antithetical to anything we stand for as Americans.”

Like McCarthy, some Republicans were more gentle with their criticism of Trump, deflected blame or sought ways to defend the former president. 

Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri said: “I suppose he can have dinner with whomever he wants. I wouldn't have had dinner with” Fuentes.

Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said, “No, you don’t want to give oxygen to people like that,” before accusing reporters of having a double standard when it comes to Democrats who meet with controversial figures, including Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida told CNN he hopes Trump will condemn Fuentes, whom the senator called “evil” and “disgusting.” Rubio added: “I know (Trump) is not an anti-Semite. I can tell you that for a fact.”

It took a few days, but there is now a growing chorus of congressional Republicans speaking out against former President Donald Trump decision to dine last week at his Mar-a-Lago resort with controversial rapper Ye — formerly known as Kanye West — and white nationalist Nick Fuentes.

The reaction has ranged from soft criticism to forceful condemnation, but the widespread rebuke of Trump’s actions from members of his own party is a rarity since the real estate magnate and reality TV star burst onto the political scene more than six years ago.

While many prominent Republicans issued statements or answered questions about the dinner Monday, GOP House leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had not commented publicly entering Tuesday. 

McCarthy broke his silence Tuesday after a meeting at the White House with President Joe Biden and other congressional leaders, slamming Fuentes without condemning Trump.

“I don’t think anybody should be spending any time with Nick Fuentes," McCarthy said outside the White House. “I condemn his ideology, and he has no place in this Republican Party."

McCarthy, who might need Trump’s support to be elected House speaker in January, went on to say the former president has condemned Fuentes multiple times, which the former president has not. When pressed by reporters about Trump not condemning Fuentes or his ideology, McCarthy replied, "I condemn his ideology. It has no place in society at all."

Several Republican lawmakers have called Trump’s judgment into question for hosting the dinner.

In an interview with NewsNation on Monday, former Vice President Mike Pence called on Trump to apologize for dining with Ye and Fuentes. 

"Trump was wrong to give a white nationalist, an antisemite and a Holocaust denier a seat at the table," Pence said. "I think he should apologize for it.

"I think the president displayed profoundly poor judgment in giving those individuals a seat at the table," he added. 

Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana on Monday became the first Republican on Capitol Hill to give a full-throated condemnation of the meeting. 

“President Trump hosting racist antisemites for dinner encourages other racist antisemites,” he tweeted. “These attitudes are immoral and should not be entertained. This is not the Republican Party.”

Trump confirmed Friday he had dinner with Ye and Fuentes. The former president, who is running for the White House again in 2024, has said he did not know Fuentes would be accompanying Ye and that he didn’t know anything about him. Trump said Ye asked him for business advice and that they spoke “to a lesser extent” about politics. 

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, Fuentes is a white nationalist livestreamer and an outspoken admirer of fascists such as Benito Mussolini. The 24-year-old has made a number of antisemitic comments, has questioned that the Holocaust happened, has attended the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, and was near the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Ye has been under fire in recent weeks over a series of antisemitic comments he has made, leading to social media companies locking him out of his accounts and Adidas terminating its partnership with him.

Trump did not condemn Ye’s and Fuente’s views in a series of posts about the dinner on his Truth Social platform, only saying that Ye did not express any antisemitic opinions during the meal.

Democrats quickly attacked Trump for meeting with the controversial figures, but criticism from within the Republican Party over the holiday weekend was largely limited to prominent individuals away from Capitol Hill, including Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Pence chief of staff Marc Short.

That changed Monday as senators returned to Washington.

"I think it's disgusting to invite people like that to meet with a former president of the United States," Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah told MSNBC. “It's been clear that there's no bottom to the degree to which President Trump will degrade himself and the nation.”

“That’s just a bad idea on every level,” Sen. John Thune of South Dakota said, according to Axios. “I don’t know who’s advising him on his staff, but I hope that whoever that person was got fired.”

“There is no room in the Republican Party for white supremacy and antisemitism,” said Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, according to PBS NewsHour. “It’s wrong. I think Republicans should all condemn white supremacy.”

“It was wrong and inappropriate to have that meeting,” said Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, NBC News reported. “White supremacy has no place in our nation’s culture, and it’s antithetical to anything we stand for as Americans.”

Like McCarthy, some Republicans were more gentle with their criticism of Trump, deflected blame or sought ways to defend the former president. 

Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri said: “I suppose he can have dinner with whomever he wants. I wouldn't have had dinner with” Fuentes.

Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said, “No, you don’t want to give oxygen to people like that,” before accusing reporters of having a double standard when it comes to Democrats who meet with controversial figures, including Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida told CNN he hopes Trump will condemn Fuentes, whom the senator called “evil” and “disgusting.” Rubio added: “I know (Trump) is not an anti-Semite. I can tell you that for a fact.”