Ameshia Cross on Trump’s Base and Racism: The Bible Is Not Going to ‘Stop Them’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MOHYELDIN I ░░░░░░░░ t know that but ░░░░░░░░ s what they say ░░░░░░░░ didn t know that ░░░░░░░░ what Hitler said but ░░░░░░░░ he does know What ░░░░░░░░ you make of his ░░░░░░░░ there CROSS It wasn ░░░░░░░░ one at all There ░░░░░░░░ no apology here because ░░░░░░░░ is not apologetic This ░░░░░░░░ how he views immigrants ░░░░░░░░ is ironic because the ░░░░░░░░ immigrants it seems that ░░░░░░░░ does like are the ░░░░░░░░ people that he married ░░░░░░░░ addition to a couple ░░░░░░░░ actually worked on his ░░░░░░░░ Boris Epstein and of ░░░░░░░░ Sebastian Gorka Ironically in ░░░░░░░░ Epstein s case someone ░░░░░░░░ was also a refugee ░░░░░░░░ he came to the ░░░░░░░░ States who also goes ░░░░░░░░ and says very similar ░░░░░░░░ to what we hear ░░░░░░░░ Trump say on the ░░░░░░░░ trail When it comes ░░░░░░░░ being anti immigrant and ░░░░░░░░ anti immigrant sentiments for ░░░░░░░░ black and brown people ░░░░░░░░ he definitely puts a ░░░░░░░░ ire on immigrants of ░░░░░░░░ than he does immigrants ░░░░░░░░ Europe I think that ░░░░░░░░ have to be very ░░░░░░░░ of where he is ░░░░░░░░ from not to make ░░░░░░░░ of it but to ░░░░░░░░ also why people kind ░░░░░░░░ rally around that Because ░░░░░░░░ are seeing from the ░░░░░░░░ the migrants who have ░░░░░░░░ sent from Texas the ░░░░░░░░ who have been sent ░░░░░░░░ Florida to cities and ░░░░░░░░ across America Chicago being ░░░░░░░░ hometown but also New ░░░░░░░░ and several other places ░░░░░░░░ the strain on the ░░░░░░░░ whether we are talking ░░░░░░░░ schools or health or ░░░░░░░░ of these other areas ░░░░░░░░ focus those people even ░░░░░░░░ they may not be ░░░░░░░░ in the same rhetoric ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump are also ░░░░░░░░ upset about what they ░░░░░░░░ seen happen I think ░░░░░░░░ is playing on suppression ░░░░░░░░ he is playing on ░░░░░░░░ of people in cities ░░░░░░░░ can t control and ░░░░░░░░ t have enough funds ░░░░░░░░ support what is happening ░░░░░░░░ now But he is ░░░░░░░░ preying on something I ░░░░░░░░ Matthew alluded to a ░░░░░░░░ while ago the evangelical ░░░░░░░░ the white evangelical base ░░░░░░░░ he loves in terms ░░░░░░░░ votes those individuals have ░░░░░░░░ been racist This isn ░░░░░░░░ new to them They ░░░░░░░░ pushed out immigrants and ░░░░░░░░ have also pushed out ░░░░░░░░ people ADOS African Descendents ░░░░░░░░ Slaves in this country ░░░░░░░░ were never immigrants to ░░░░░░░░ with That s what ░░░░░░░░ do I don t ░░░░░░░░ that the Bible is ░░░░░░░░ to stop them because ░░░░░░░░ also used the bible ░░░░░░░░ they were burning crosses ░░░░░░░░ communities of black people ░░░░░░░░ color across this country ░░░░░░░░ s not where they ░░░░░░░░ at on this They ░░░░░░░░ absolutely fine speaking Matthew ░░░░░░░░ Luke and John until ░░░░░░░░ comes to a person ░░░░░░░░ color.”