said this: the democratic party, they have a majority. they can stop this crime today. some people say, well, they are soft on crime. no, they are not soft on crime. they are pro crime! they want crime! and they want crime because they want to take over what you got! they want to control what you have! they want reparations because they think that people who do the crimes are owed that! bullshit! they are not owed that. you ll note that he stopped short of identifying juiced who these criminals are, just who it is the democrats want preparative justice for. but then for his audience, identification is unnecessary. because whether it s a campaign ad or a trump rally, gop candidates in swing states have weaponized crime as the cudgel against democrats. with that, they ve embraced a time honored tradition on the right. when all else fails, blame black people. even in states they barely live in. across, the irony of insurrection apologies, making statements while criticizin
joining me now, congresswoman democrat of maryland. congressman, appreciate you being here is always. i have to start off with your reaction to that sound we played at the top. sitting republican alabama senator tom eatable ville saying democrats want crime, that they want to take what republican maga voters have presumably so they say can give reparations to those responsible for crime. of course, he is not the first or only gop politician that employed dog whistles connecting democrats to black people and crime f ahead of next month s elections. but you also have senate races in wisconsin and pennsylvania. republican candidates in both those races attacking democrats over the issue. some democratic critics calling the attacks racist dog