every "I, a 'progressive' journalist, went 'undercover' to a right wing elite social gathering and listened to what they had to say" piece is the fucking same. oh wow they were actually surprisingly sociable to you, an educated cis white person? oh they ate food and had various jokes and mannerisms, not unlike you or me? you don't say. these people currently control the US government, platforming them for any reason is unambiguously net-negative.