Pence: Trump isn’t antisemitic, but should apologize for Fuentes dinner

What he's saying: "Antisemitism is a very real issue in the world today, and there's a rising tide of antisemitism in many countries," Pence said when asked about the dinner.

• "President Trump was wrong to give a white nationalist, an antisemite and a Holocaust denier a seat at the table," he said. "I think he should apologize for it and he should denounce those individuals and their hateful rhetoric without qualification."
• "With that being said ... I don't believe Donald Trump is an antisemite. I don't believe he's a racist or a bigot," Pence added. "People often forget that the president's daughter converted to Judaism, his son-in-law is a devout Jew, his grandchildren are Jewish."
• "And so the broad brush of attack that media leveled at him — I think the president demonstrated profoundly poor judgment in giving those individuals a seat at the table."

Worth noting: Trump has sought to play down the dinner, claiming in posts on Truth Social that he didn't know Fuentes and that Ye "expressed no antisemitism."

• He later blamed Ye for Fuentes' presence, claiming the rapper brought Fuentes along unbidden.
• Fuentes said on his podcast after the dinner that he wasn't sure Trump knew who he was initially.

The big picture: Pence, who is on a book tour for his new memoir, is one of several Republicans to have criticized the move.

• Many have said Fuentes' brand of hate has no place in the party.

Don't forget: This is far from the first time Trump has been accused of antisemitism.

• He has also failed to explicitly condemn white nationalism and right-wing violence in the past.