{"id":2440105,"date":"2025-05-28T20:05:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T00:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-comey-dodges-questions-on-white-supremacist-adjacent-gop-remark-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T20:07:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T00:07:51","slug":"james-comey-dodges-questions-on-white-supremacist-adjacent-gop-remark-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-comey-dodges-questions-on-white-supremacist-adjacent-gop-remark-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"James Comey dodges questions on \u2018white supremacist adjacent\u2019 GOP remark &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjames-comey-dodges-questions-on-white-supremacist-adjacent-gop-remark-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2440105&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>former FBI Director James Comey recently faced scrutiny over his remarks labeling the Republican Party as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-comey-who-should-be-in-prison-shills-on-psakis-show\/\" title=\"..., Who Should Be In Prison, Shills On Psaki&#039;s Show\">white supremacist adjacent<\/a>&#8221; during an interview on MSNBC. While promoting his new crime novel, &#8220;FDR Drive,&#8221; Comey was confronted by independent journalist Nicholas Ballasy about these comments, but he declined to clarify his statement, simply stating, &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to answer that one.&#8221; This <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >response drew criticism adn mockery<\/a> from social media users, who accused him of avoiding accountability for his comments and politicizing his past position at the FBI. The backlash intensified, especially after Comey faced previous scrutiny for a post interpreted as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-comey-interviewed-by-secret-service-over-8647-post\/\" title=\"... ...ed by Secret Service over \u20188647\u2019 post\">coded message suggesting violence<\/a> against former President Trump. Observers noted the context of Comey&#8217;s remarks and the backlash suggests a division in political perceptions within contemporary discourse.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">James Comey dodges questions on &lsquo;white supremacist adjacent&rsquo; GOP remark<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2129089\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"FBI\">FBI<\/a> Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"James Comey \">James Comey<\/a> declined to clarify his recent comments labeling the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"James Comey \">Republican Party<\/a> as &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-supremacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"white supremacist\">white supremacist<\/a> adjacent&rdquo; during a book signing event for his new crime novel, <em>FDR Drive<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Independent journalist Nicholas Ballasy confronted Comey with questions about an interview he gave on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/msnbc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"MSNBC\">MSNBC<\/a> where Comey made the incendiary remark while speaking to host Jen Psaki, a former Biden White House press secretary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3424416\/nellie-ohr-false-statements-congress-trump-russia-investigation\/\">Nellie Ohr made false statements to Congress about Trump-Russia investigation, FBI memo shows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3424366\/who-is-anthony-bernal-jill-biden-influence-white-house-cognitive-decline\/\">Who is Anthony Bernal, Jill Biden&#8217;s former top aide who wielded &#8216;enormous&#8217; power in White House?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3424356\/gop-text-campaign-bill-hagerty-voter-id-escaped-louisiana-inmates\/\">GOP text campaign supporting Hagerty links Voter ID concerns to escaped Louisiana inmates&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I was gonna ask you about the MSNBC interview,&rdquo; Ballasy said <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NicholasBallasy\/status\/1927705485551022573\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"in a video\">in a video<\/a> he posted online. &ldquo;Because on social media everyone&rsquo;s saying, &lsquo;He&rsquo;s talking about the white supremacist adjacent Republican Party. Everybody in the party. Voters.&rsquo; Do you want to clarify?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Comey responded flatly, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to answer that one. Thank you, though.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ballasy pressed again, asking, &ldquo;No clarification at all?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Comey repeated, &ldquo;No, I&rsquo;m not going to comment on it,&rdquo; before turning away to sign another attendee&rsquo;s book.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former FBI Director James Comey is questioned after calling the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GOP<\/a> &#8216;white supremacist adjacent&#8217; following his &ldquo;86 47&rdquo; seashell controversy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JamesComey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JamesComey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DonaldTrump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DonaldTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XpExBi1McI\">pic.twitter.com\/XpExBi1McI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nicholas A Ballasy (@NicholasBallasy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NicholasBallasy\/status\/1927705485551022573?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Comey&rsquo;s original comments aired <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1927003388534816881\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"during a segment\">during a segment<\/a> on MSNBC in which Psaki asked whether the current legal system is equipped to deal with threats to democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Comey responded, &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s say you work in the FBI; you know that one of the two political parties is &mdash; let me put it nicely &mdash; white supremacist adjacent, at a minimum.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">James Comey says the Republican Party are White supremacists.<\/p>\n<p>He also called to ass*ssinate Trump.<\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s demonizing an entire group and calling for violence.<\/p>\n<p>He knows exactly what he&rsquo;s doing.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fv5HUosbpn\">pic.twitter.com\/Fv5HUosbpn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1927003388534816881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>He went on to suggest that cultural hesitation within law enforcement may prevent agents from investigating certain groups.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/women-slam-biden-for-alleged-sexist-comment-made-toward-registered-nurse\/\" title=\"Women Slam Biden For Alleged \u2018Sexist\u2019 Comment Made Toward Registered Nurse\">remarks sparked backlash online<\/a>, with critics accusing Comey of broadly smearing Republican voters and politicizing his former position as head of the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange sparked swift backlash online, and social media users were quick to mock Comey for dodging the question.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Outside of his safe space on MSNBC, Comey is too cowardly to expound on his accusation that all Republicans are &lsquo;white supremacist adjacent,&rsquo;&rdquo; influencer Tom Elliott <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1927722375069446200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Comey is and has always been a liar. He knew what 8647 meant. He knows what he says about Republicans. But consider where he is sitting, selling books. That&rsquo;s his grift. He&rsquo;s seeking attention to sell books. Stop giving liars and grifters attention,&rdquo; another user posted, referencing a past controversy over a social media post.<\/p>\n<p>Comey recently faced scrutiny after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3412719\/james-comey-8647-message-trump-white-house-dhs-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posting an Instagram photo\">posting an Instagram photo<\/a> showing seashells arranged in a way that some interpreted as a coded message to &ldquo;86&rdquo; (a slang term meaning to get rid of or kill) Trump. The Secret Service reportedly opened an investigation into the post. Comey denied any malicious intent, claiming he was unaware of the number&rsquo;s meaning.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This guy is a coward! Nothing more,&rdquo; one user wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Others poked fun at the setting of the event itself.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3424088\/trump-considering-pardoning-gretchen-whitmer-kidnapping-plotters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP &lsquo;GOING TO LOOK AT&rsquo; PARDONING GRETCHEN WHITMER KIDNAPPING PLOTTERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why is Comey in the kid&rsquo;s section?&rdquo; one commenter scoffed, noting the wall of children&rsquo;s books behind him during the signing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Putting the book signing in the kids section &hellip; store owner probably not a fan of the Comey Letter,&rdquo; journalist Dave Weigel <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/daveweigel\/status\/1927736126510428499\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"quipped\">quipped<\/a>, referencing Comey&rsquo;s controversial pre-election memo during the 2016 campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2129089\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2129089\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Comey avoids clarifying his &#8220;white supremacist adjacent&#8221; GOP comment during a book signing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2440106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Comey-looking-down.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6203,51149,33457,32171,45110],"class_list":["post-2440105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gop","tag-james-comey","tag-media-analysis","tag-political-commentary","tag-white-supremacist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Comey-looking-down.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2440105"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2440109,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440105\/revisions\/2440109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2440106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2440105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2440105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2440105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}