On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said during MS NOW’s “The Briefing” that Republicans have “allowed racism in their party for decades.”
Host Jen Psaki said, “You’ve spoken a lot publicly about your battle with dyslexia in recent years. You’ve written a children’s book. And you talk about it a lot in the book in terms of dealing with undiagnosed dyslexia as a child. And MAGA is having an absolute meltdown on social media right now because of the comments you made during your book tour in Atlanta. And you said, just to remind people, as you were talking about your experiences, you said, I’m just like you, I’m a 960 SAT people and on Twitter and Fox News hosts and some even Republican elected officials have said this is racist. I mean, what’s going through your head when you see that kind of commentary brewing and bubbling up?
Newsom said: “I didn’t see it when I spoke to Charlie Kirk and said the exact same thing, or the dozens and dozens of other occasions where I said the exact same thing. It was a great statement, especially from people who have condoned racism in their party for decades.”
He added: “The same experts, Sean Hannity, let’s call them by name. They haven’t said a word. They still haven’t said a word about the racist videos released about Michelle Obama and Barack Obama. Nothing. Not a word of condemnation of the President of the United States who released those racist videos, or shithole countries, or the birth issues. Not a word said or insulted by someone who writes a book about learning disabilities and academic struggles, and then expresses them to a mixed audience, and somehow accuses that person of patronizing themselves, demeaning them, or being racist. That is a great explanation of the weaponization and propaganda this machine has.
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