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Ameshia Cross on DEI: Trump Should ‘Might as Well Just Put on the White Hood’ at This Point
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MSNBC / MS NOW

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Alex Witt Reports

Name: Alex Witt Reports
URL: https://www.msnbc.com/weekends-with-alex
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Christina Ruffini
, Ameshia Cross

Name: Christina Ruffini
Employment: NBC
Position: Anchor

Name: Ameshia Cross
Employment: WVON 1690AM
Position: Political Contributor
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02/01/2025 09:27 pm
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RUSH TRANSCRIPT RUFFINI President ░░░░░░░░ is not letting up ░░░░░░░░ his blame of diversity ░░░░░░░░ for the plane crash ░░░░░░░░ Washington D C Despite ░░░░░░░░ specific evidence Trump signed ░░░░░░░░ executive orders in the ░░░░░░░░ of the crash claiming ░░░░░░░░ event followed quote problematic ░░░░░░░░ likely illegal decisions during ░░░░░░░░ Obama and Biden administrations ░░░░░░░░ minimized merit and competence ░░░░░░░░ orders the FAA and ░░░░░░░░ to review hiring decisions ░░░░░░░░ take corrective action as ░░░░░░░░ Joining us now amisha ░░░░░░░░ Democratic strategist and former ░░░░░░░░ to the Obama campaign ░░░░░░░░ well as Brendan Buck ░░░░░░░░ political analyst and former ░░░░░░░░ secretary to House Speaker ░░░░░░░░ Boehner Amisha I want ░░░░░░░░ talk with you First ░░░░░░░░ s discuss the practical ░░░░░░░░ Trump can issue all ░░░░░░░░ executive orders he wants ░░░░░░░░ what actually can he ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ these die diversity hiring ░░░░░░░░ that he seems to ░░░░░░░░ low in his first ░░░░░░░░ days in office CROSS ░░░░░░░░ first off happy first ░░░░░░░░ of Black History Month ░░░░░░░░ matter how Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ to erase The achievements ░░░░░░░░ accomplishments and History of ░░░░░░░░ people We still exist ░░░░░░░░ that I Think that ░░░░░░░░ executive orders serve to ░░░░░░░░ one thing in particular ░░░░░░░░ is a messaging strategy ░░░░░░░░ this President a messaging ░░░░░░░░ that I would argue ░░░░░░░░ fairly Working across many ░░░░░░░░ We re seeing colleges ░░░░░░░░ universities roll back their ░░░░░░░░ campus relations and services ░░░░░░░░ to not only students ░░░░░░░░ color but also students ░░░░░░░░ disabilities Students who Are ░░░░░░░░ generation college students You ░░░░░░░░ it they Happen to ░░░░░░░░ affected Veteran students As ░░░░░░░░ We re watching a ░░░░░░░░ of the underworld the ░░░░░░░░ organizations That actually give ░░░░░░░░ institutions that are there ░░░░░░░░ help support low income ░░░░░░░░ diverse communities Every in ░░░░░░░░ from health care to ░░░░░░░░ access to housing We ░░░░░░░░ seeing them fall under ░░░░░░░░ weight of this as ░░░░░░░░ because the funder community ░░░░░░░░ backing away We re ░░░░░░░░ time and time again ░░░░░░░░ many of the private ░░░░░░░░ giants also back away ░░░░░░░░ their DEI pledges We ░░░░░░░░ also watching scholarships be ░░░░░░░░ removed Be It whether ░░░░░░░░ re black Latino scholarships ░░░░░░░░ to and including work ░░░░░░░░ We know that in ░░░░░░░░ country the only people ░░░░░░░░ have merit are not ░░░░░░░░ males However if you ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump tell it ░░░░░░░░ is only found Excellence ░░░░░░░░ only found in white ░░░░░░░░ and he is doing ░░░░░░░░ very best From the ░░░░░░░░ perch in the world ░░░░░░░░ showcase that he does ░░░░░░░░ want anyone else to ░░░░░░░░ able to reach the ░░░░░░░░ dream He doesn t ░░░░░░░░ in fairness and at ░░░░░░░░ point he might as ░░░░░░░░ just put on the ░░░░░░░░ hood because every black ░░░░░░░░ in this country in ░░░░░░░░ knows what message this ░░░░░░░░ signaling and knows exactly ░░░░░░░░ he s doing when ░░░░░░░░ talks the way he ░░░░░░░░ and when he employs ░░░░░░░░ types of regulations.
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