CNN Reporter to McConnell: Would You Consider It Racist If Someone Told Your Wife to 'Go Back'?

[DonViejo]

By Josh FeldmanJul 16th, 2019, 3:15 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said today he doesn’t consider President Donald Trump’s tweets racist, while making a point of saying “it’s about time we lowered the temperature all across the board.”

At one point, CNN’s Manu Raju brought up his wife, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, and asked, “You’re married to an immigrant… If someone were to say to her she should ‘go back to her country’ because of her criticism of federal policies, wouldn’t you consider that a racist attack?”

McConnell said in response, “The Secretary of Transportation came here at age 8, legally, not speaking a word of English, and has realized the American dream.”

Raju again asked if Trump’s comments were racist. McConnell instead talked about legal immigration and the “fulfilling of the American dream.”

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https://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnn-reporter-to-mcconnell-would-you-consider-it-racist-if-someone-told-your-wife-to-go-back/

[True Dough]

1. Good! Let's making this fucking personal!

McConnell, the piece of shit, dodged of course. But it's a damn good question.

[pangaia]

2. Somebody needs to figuratively shoot this asshole in the head and put us out of our misery.

[gratuitous]

3. "It's about time we lowered the temperature all across the board"

Translation: This isn't working for us, and I don't have the moxie to address Trump directly, so I'll just say that everyone needs to tone it down. Give us an answer to Raju's question, Mitch. Someone says to your lovely wife that she should go back to her country: is that a racist attack? You say she's here legally. Well so did Rep. Omar, and Trump made that very despicable comment to her. What if Trump said that about Elaine (if that is her real name)?

What a pathetic little man Mitch McConnell is.

[uponit7771]

4. ..👍🏼

[yonder]

5. You've got that translation exactly right.

[Pacifist Patriot]

8. Shorter translation:

It's okay if I/we (republicans) attack people, but it's not okay if they push back.

[Thekaspervote]

6. Good one!!

[Pacifist Patriot]

9. That was an excellent question, and the response I would have expected from him.

Sigh

[IcyPeas]

10. thank you Manu Raju

surprised he didn't ask Manu Raju where he came from.

seriously, we need more questions like this from journalists.

[lostnfound]

11. Ilhan Omar came at the age of ten, legally, after four years in a refugee camp.

And I don’t think her daddy is a powerful billionaire.

[CincyDem]

12. What Mitch meant to say in response was...

"Look guys, I can't even defend my wife from this f'ckstick...you expect me to protect the country. Who are we kidding".

That's what that look on his face said. I'm incapable of defending my wife.

This was his Michael Dukakis moment, considered to be the top debate gaffe since Nixon forgot to wear makeup.

Of course the fine citizens of Kentucky won't notice that. As long as Mitch keeps pouring the pork into the state they'll tolerate her.

[DeminPennswoods]

13. Well, Ms Chao seems to have a foot

in both countries what with her and her family's China-based business.

[llmart]

14. Typical non-answer.

Ever notice how when someone asks a tough gotcha question of these Republican criminals, they give an answer that's not an answer?