Lamont Hill: ‘Mediocre Negroes Being Dragged in Front of TV as Photo-Op for Trump’

[excerpt LEMON So listen ░░░░░░░░ s move on and ░░░░░░░░ about something else about ░░░░░░░░ Harvey and I want ░░░░░░░░ get Mark and then ░░░░░░░░ ll get the others ░░░░░░░░ So Marc Steve Harvey ░░░░░░░░ to Trump Tower and ░░░░░░░░ taken a lot of ░░░░░░░░ for meeting with the ░░░░░░░░ elect What do you ░░░░░░░░ of this controversy HILL ░░░░░░░░ you know I love ░░░░░░░░ Harvey and I have ░░░░░░░░ for Steve Harvey and ░░░░░░░░ think his intentions were ░░░░░░░░ or appropriate rather but ░░░░░░░░ my disagreement is the ░░░░░░░░ in which he s ░░░░░░░░ used by folk like ░░░░░░░░ Trump Again his intention ░░░░░░░░ just to have a ░░░░░░░░ at the table But ░░░░░░░░ you re at the ░░░░░░░░ you should have experts ░░░░░░░░ the table You should ░░░░░░░░ people who can challenge ░░░░░░░░ president at the table ░░░░░░░░ don t care if ░░░░░░░░ s there but if ░░░░░░░░ m Steve Harvey I ░░░░░░░░ bringing Michelle Alexander I ░░░░░░░░ bringing Cornell West I ░░░░░░░░ bringing Ahmadi Perry I ░░░░░░░░ bringing Eddie Glaude I ░░░░░░░░ bringing Michael Eric Dyson ░░░░░░░░ m bringing some folk ░░░░░░░░ me who can LEVELL ░░░░░░░░ my God HILL challenge ░░░░░░░░ president and inform the ░░░░░░░░ otherwise you re just ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk LEMON Bruce why ░░░░░░░░ you saying oh my ░░░░░░░░ HILL Let me be ░░░░░░░░ quick because all the ░░░░░░░░ they keep bringing up ░░░░░░░░ and actors and athletes ░░░░░░░░ represent black interests is ░░░░░░░░ it s disrespectful and ░░░░░░░░ s condescending Bring some ░░░░░░░░ up there with expertise ░░░░░░░░ Trump don t just ░░░░░░░░ up people to entertain ░░░░░░░░ Bruce LEVELL So you ░░░░░░░░ at so you were ░░░░░░░░ the meeting you heard ░░░░░░░░ saw everything HILL I ░░░░░░░░ t understand how anything ░░░░░░░░ said would prompt that ░░░░░░░░ LEVELL Listen HILL I ░░░░░░░░ unless Steve Harvey turns ░░░░░░░░ a policy analyst in ░░░░░░░░ the scenes meetings it ░░░░░░░░ t matter what I ░░░░░░░░ saying LEVELL Marc HILL ░░░░░░░░ m saying my concern ░░░░░░░░ the people who he ░░░░░░░░ trumpeting up and putting ░░░░░░░░ front of the cameras ░░░░░░░░ Marc you weren t ░░░░░░░░ there You don t ░░░░░░░░ know what happened OK ░░░░░░░░ OK Yes I do ░░░░░░░░ you disagreeing crosstalk LEVELL ░░░░░░░░ weren t in the ░░░░░░░░ sir You weren t ░░░░░░░░ HILL How does that ░░░░░░░░ how does that negate ░░░░░░░░ point that he brought ░░░░░░░░ Harvey and then put ░░░░░░░░ in front of the ░░░░░░░░ That s my critique ░░░░░░░░ Listen let me tell ░░░░░░░░ something Here s the ░░░░░░░░ you don t know ░░░░░░░░ happened First of all ░░░░░░░░ Darryl Scott Mike Cohen ░░░░░░░░ are in the process ░░░░░░░░ bringing all types of ░░░░░░░░ from all over the ░░░░░░░░ from all of different ░░░░░░░░ like we have Remember ░░░░░░░░ diversity coalition where we ░░░░░░░░ out to all different ░░░░░░░░ of people Listen crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ Yeah it was a ░░░░░░░░ of mediocre negroes being ░░░░░░░░ in front of TV ░░░░░░░░ a photo op for ░░░░░░░░ Trump s exploitive campaign ░░░░░░░░ black people And you ░░░░░░░░ the prime example of ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk LEVELL Marc so ░░░░░░░░ you want to name ░░░░░░░░ Marc?” [crosstalk]