No doubt Chris Hayes thought he was pretty damn clever when he came up with this tweet:
If you’re in Farrakhan’s congressional district, you should absolutely vote against him. And that goes for all toxic bigots on the ballot.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) November 6, 2018
Such a clever swipe at all those stupid conservatives who think it’s a big deal that Democrats haven’t tried harder to make Louis Farrakhan a pariah on the Left.
But believe it or not, it gets better:
To be clear Farrakhan is a truly odious bigot (also, funnily enough, kinda a Trump supporter) and I dont think it’s wahtaboutism to point that out. But also! There are some (lots of?) odious bigots in American politics with very real current political power.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) November 6, 2018
Kinda a what, now?
"Kinda a Trump supporter"?? WTH? https://t.co/nZsfgvLt5h
— ℂ????????, ?? ? ????? ???? (@pipandbaby) November 6, 2018
It’s not really surprising that when liberals are confronted by their side’s cozy relationship with Louis Farrakhan, they’d try to pawn him off on Donald Trump. But it’s pretty disgusting. Not to mention completely transparent.
Can’t u just condemn Farrakhan? It’s easy
— Dirk (@RealDirkDeal) November 6, 2018
Guess the truth hurts just a little too much.
This is blatantly dishonest and definitely whataboutism.
— Kaitlin (@thefactualprep) November 6, 2018
Is "Farrakhan is kinda a Trump supporter" the new Dem talking point?
If so, let's remind Chris that the Democrat party is "kinda a Farrakhan supporter"
I think the later is far, far worse than the former. https://t.co/qHXZ9GlYuZ
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) November 6, 2018
Do people believe this? Really any of this?
Farrakhan has been lionized on the Left at best and legitimized at worst.
And a Trump Supporter? Seriously? https://t.co/mYWJebn2ol
— Melissa Mackenzie ? (@MelissaTweets) November 6, 2018
They really believe it.
Yes… They are that Delusional.
— Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D., M.S. (@Neoavatara) November 6, 2018
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