Don Lemon: False Equivalency To Compare Marjorie Taylor Greene to Ilhan Omar

LEMON Just a week ░░░░░░░░ he backed down Clip ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy I don t ░░░░░░░░ he provoked them if ░░░░░░░░ listened to what he ░░░░░░░░ at the rally Clip ░░░░░░░░ LEMON If the Republican ░░░░░░░░ can t disavow QAnon ░░░░░░░░ Marjorie Taylor Greene how ░░░░░░░░ you ever excise what ░░░░░░░░ McConnell called a cancer ░░░░░░░░ the GOP Instead we ░░░░░░░░ false equivalency and both ░░░░░░░░ With the ridiculous claim ░░░░░░░░ Democrats like Ilhan Omar ░░░░░░░░ somehow the same as ░░░░░░░░ Taylor Greene Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ We re talking about ░░░░░░░░ that were made before ░░░░░░░░ was even ever a ░░░░░░░░ to Congress And that ░░░░░░░░ I think has some ░░░░░░░░ here On the other ░░░░░░░░ you have statements from ░░░░░░░░ Omar and actually from ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi or Maxine Waters ░░░░░░░░ Pressley a whole plethora ░░░░░░░░ folks who while they ░░░░░░░░ sitting here made offensive ░░░░░░░░ dangerous statements as well ░░░░░░░░ we re really trying ░░░░░░░░ say look this is ░░░░░░░░ for the goose it ░░░░░░░░ good for the gander ░░░░░░░░ ends LEMON Hmm Look ░░░░░░░░ remember that happened with ░░░░░░░░ Omar Republicans were outraged ░░░░░░░░ had to apologize Marjorie ░░░░░░░░ Greene has not apologized ░░░░░░░░ Taylor Greene endorsed executing ░░░░░░░░ Executing them None of ░░░░░░░░ Democrats have ever said ░░░░░░░░ remotely like that So ░░░░░░░░ happened to judging people ░░░░░░░░ their own merits Huh ░░░░░░░░ Stop the whataboutism Know ░░░░░░░░ when I mentioned to ░░░░░░░░ just moments ago about ░░░░░░░░ are firebrands in both ░░░░░░░░ no one is talking ░░░░░░░░ stripping Mo Brooks of ░░░░░░░░ committees or Matt Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ are you bringing up ░░░░░░░░ Waters It s because ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ on your own mess ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ up your own house ░░░░░░░░ An existential crisis of ░░░░░░░░ own making This whataboutism ░░░░░░░░ just a lie and ░░░░░░░░ s not deserving of ░░░░░░░░ American people s attention ░░░░░░░░ American people deserve better ░░░░░░░░ now We re in ░░░░░░░░ middle of a pandemic ░░░░░░░░ are dying The economy ░░░░░░░░ in the tank But ░░░░░░░░ Is that really what ░░░░░░░░ want to do It ░░░░░░░░ dangerous It was just ░░░░░░░░ month ago a mob ░░░░░░░░ by the former president ░░░░░░░░ lies attacked the Capitol ░░░░░░░░ is a time when ░░░░░░░░ QTrumplican Party needs to ░░░░░░░░ up for the truth ░░░░░░░░ they don t repudiate ░░░░░░░░ enable they embrace they ░░░░░░░░ they become So QAnon ░░░░░░░░ Marjorie Taylor Greene gets ░░░░░░░░ standing ovation Even though ░░░░░░░░ yesterday she told Sebastian ░░░░░░░░ of all people that ░░░░░░░░ doesn t think that ░░░░░░░░ has anything to apologize ░░░░░░░░ What’s next?”