MNSBC host Joy Reid claims there is “very little difference” between the GOP and white supremacist Nick Fuentes
- Reid’s snarky remark was made to her Democrat guest strategist Keith Bardella during Tuesday’s show segment
- Reid sought to examine Trump’s long history of apparent embrace of white nationalism
- She said: “It doesn’t sound much different to me than basically what the party platform is.”
- Trump has been condemned by Republicans for hosting Fuentes and fellow anti-Semite Kanye West in Mar-a-Lago last week
MNSBC anchor Joy Reid explained on Tuesday’s cable show that “there is very little difference” between the GOP and white supremacist anti-Semite Nick Fuentes.
Reid’s scathing remark was made to her Democratic guest strategist Keith Bardella as she attempted to examine Trump’s long history of blatantly embracing white nationalism.
The former president sparked fury when he hosted Fuentes and fellow anti-Semite Kanye West at Mar-a-Lago last week.
During the show, she showed a clip of Fuentes denouncing “a dictatorship”. “Either take control of the media… take control of the government and force people to believe what we believe,” he said.
“To me, it doesn’t sound that much different at its core than what the party platform is,” she said, referring to the Republican Party itself.
“They don’t believe in elections. They don’t necessarily like the idea of democracy. Mike Lee said democracy is a bad idea. They don’t like the idea of women controlling their bodies. They clearly wouldn’t mind having a dictator because they don’t believe elections matter and they think they should decide who the President of the United States is.’
“They hate the culture. They are angry that the culture is too LGBTQ friendly. I see very little difference between what he believes and what they believe.’
Reid is no stranger to homophobia himself, with previous blog posts making fun of gay men and lesbians. She drew ridicule in 2018 with a bizarre apology, claiming the insults were the result of hacking.
MNSBC host Joy explained Tuesday on her cable show The ReidOut that there is very little difference between the GOP and white supremacist anti-Semite Nick Fuentes
Fuentes, 24, a political commentator and YouTuber, was permanently banned from the platform, his YouTube channel, in February 2020 for violating YouTube’s hate speech policy. As the founder of the Groypers, sometimes called the Groypers Army, a white nationalist and far-right activist group, he holds anti-Semitic views and denies that the Holocaust ever happened
Bardella agreed, saying, “The Republican Party is a white party and it operates on white nationalist politics,” Mediate reported.
“I think that’s why for days you’ve been seeing Republicans tripping over themselves trying to figure out how we’re supposed to talk about this? How can we talk about this in a way that doesn’t alienate the grassroots of people who really represent their core constituency at this point,” Bardella said.
Fuentes, a political commentator and YouTuber, was permanently banned from the platform, his YouTube channel, in February 2020 for violating YouTube’s hate speech policy.
As the founder of the Groypers, sometimes called the Groypers Army, a white nationalist and far-right activist group, he holds anti-Semitic views and denies that the Holocaust ever happened.
Two days before Thanksgiving, Fuentes accompanied Kanye West to a dinner with former President Donald Trump at his club in Mar-a-Lago.
News of the dinner with Ye and the white supremacist spread like wild animals and attracted global attention
Trump claims he had never heard of Fuentes before serving him dinner at his private home. Yet even after being told who Fuentes is, Trump will not condemn white nationalism.
Earlier this month, Trump announced his bid for the 2024 presidential election, but news of the meeting with Fuentes drew criticism from some Republican rivals and allies, including Mitch McConnell and former Vice President Mike Pence, who called on Trump to apologize.
A longtime Trump aide, who didn’t want to go public, said it was clear Fuentes’ presence was part of a headline-grabbing setup, NBC News reported.
“The master troll was trolled,” said the advisor. “Kanye beat up Trump.”