Keith Ellison: One of Cruz’ Top Advisers Is the ‘Moral Equivalent of David Duke’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT HAYES Are ░░░░░░░░ concerned about putting the ░░░░░░░░ back in the bottle ░░░░░░░░ the perspective of rhetoric ░░░░░░░░ mean it s just ░░░░░░░░ striking to me how ░░░░░░░░ things in you know ░░░░░░░░ figures in American political ░░░░░░░░ now talking in a ░░░░░░░░ way about Muslims as ░░░░░░░░ group that if people ░░░░░░░░ that way about Jews ░░░░░░░░ the blacks in that ░░░░░░░░ that we would rightly ░░░░░░░░ in horror It would ░░░░░░░░ some very important and ░░░░░░░░ social taboo taboos Do ░░░░░░░░ worry about where the ░░░░░░░░ s gone ELLISON Yes ░░░░░░░░ m actually pretty concerned ░░░░░░░░ the rhetoric As you ░░░░░░░░ there are these open ░░░░░░░░ about the Muslims but ░░░░░░░░ Cruz as one of ░░░░░░░░ foremost haters as a ░░░░░░░░ adviser Frank Gaffney is ░░░░░░░░ of his treated like ░░░░░░░░ legitimate political adviser This ░░░░░░░░ according to the southern ░░░░░░░░ law center is a ░░░░░░░░ chief hater and the ░░░░░░░░ equivalent of David Duke ░░░░░░░░ we are at a ░░░░░░░░ stage and real cause ░░░░░░░░ concern but it s ░░░░░░░░ just Muslims Remember trumped ░░░░░░░░ talks about how Mexicans ░░░░░░░░ bringing drugs and crime ░░░░░░░░ some are rapists moved ░░░░░░░░ to making horrific statements ░░░░░░░░ women Actually trump did ░░░░░░░░ the blacks and maybe ░░░░░░░░ made racist statements over ░░░░░░░░ course of time We ░░░░░░░░ the political discourse has ░░░░░░░░ down on the extreme ░░░░░░░░ and they ve exhibited ░░░░░░░░ of fascism quite frankly ░░░░░░░░ have caused great concern ░░░░░░░░ I think vigilance is ░░░░░░░░ s required here Calm ░░░░░░░░ making sure that we ░░░░░░░░ to our American values ░░░░░░░░ mean quite frankly there ░░░░░░░░ even been attacks on ░░░░░░░░ press Chris Reporters beat ░░░░░░░░ Breitbart reporter even a ░░░░░░░░ reporter beat up at ░░░░░░░░ frump rally We re ░░░░░░░░ ugly signs but we ░░░░░░░░ get through this because ░░░░░░░░ believe that the American ░░░░░░░░ are going to hold ░░░░░░░░ the values that have ░░░░░░░░ this country great HAYES ░░░░░░░░ should note that reporter ░░░░░░░░ grabbed she said grabbed ░░░░░░░░ the campaign manager for ░░░░░░░░ trump campaign showed bruises ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t characterize it ░░░░░░░░ beat up just to ░░░░░░░░ clear on that.”