Rep. Brandon Gill Hits NPR CEO with the Receipts as She Tries to Deny Some of Her Past Statements

GILL Ms Maher I ░░░░░░░░ to start with you ░░░░░░░░ generally would you say ░░░░░░░░ generally agree or disagree ░░░░░░░░ the following statement The ░░░░░░░░ of all hitherto existing ░░░░░░░░ is the history of ░░░░░░░░ struggles MAHER I would ░░░░░░░░ say I agree with ░░░░░░░░ sir GILL You would ░░░░░░░░ That s good to ░░░░░░░░ It s interesting because ░░░░░░░░ lot of your thinking ░░░░░░░░ expressed by your public ░░░░░░░░ is deeply infused with ░░░░░░░░ and cultural Marxism Do ░░░░░░░░ believe that America is ░░░░░░░░ to white supremacy MAHER ░░░░░░░░ believe that I tweeted ░░░░░░░░ and as I ve ░░░░░░░░ earlier I believe much ░░░░░░░░ my thinking has evolved ░░░░░░░░ the last half decade ░░░░░░░░ It has evolved Why ░░░░░░░░ you tweet that MAHER ░░░░░░░░ don t recall the ░░░░░░░░ context sir so I ░░░░░░░░ t be able to ░░░░░░░░ GILL OK Do you ░░░░░░░░ that America believes in ░░░░░░░░ plunder and white democracy ░░░░░░░░ I don t believe ░░░░░░░░ sir crosstalk GILL You ░░░░░░░░ that in reference to ░░░░░░░░ book you were reading ░░░░░░░░ the time apparently The ░░░░░░░░ for Reparations MAHER I ░░░░░░░░ t think I ve ░░░░░░░░ read that book sir ░░░░░░░░ You tweeted about it ░░░░░░░░ said you took a ░░░░░░░░ off to fully read ░░░░░░░░ Case for Reparations You ░░░░░░░░ that on Twitter in ░░░░░░░░ of 2020 MAHER I ░░░░░░░░ I don t recall ░░░░░░░░ I did GILL OK ░░░░░░░░ I have no doubt ░░░░░░░░ your tweet there is ░░░░░░░░ but I don t ░░░░░░░░ that GILL OK Do ░░░░░░░░ believe that white people ░░░░░░░░ feel superior to other ░░░░░░░░ MAHER I do not ░░░░░░░░ You don t You ░░░░░░░░ something to that effect ░░░░░░░░ said I grew up ░░░░░░░░ superior Hah how white ░░░░░░░░ me Why did you ░░░░░░░░ that MAHER I think ░░░░░░░░ was probably reflecting on ░░░░░░░░ it was to be ░░░░░░░░ grow up in an ░░░░░░░░ where I had lots ░░░░░░░░ advantages GILL It sounds ░░░░░░░░ you re saying that ░░░░░░░░ people feel superior MAHER ░░░░░░░░ I don t believe ░░░░░░░░ anybody feels that way ░░░░░░░░ I was just reflecting ░░░░░░░░ my own experiences GILL ░░░░░░░░ you think that white ░░░░░░░░ should pay reparations MAHER ░░░░░░░░ I have never said ░░░░░░░░ sir GILL Yes you ░░░░░░░░ You said it in ░░░░░░░░ of 2020 You tweeted ░░░░░░░░ the North Yes all ░░░░░░░░ us Yes America Yes ░░░░░░░░ original collective sin and ░░░░░░░░ debt Yes reparations Yes ░░░░░░░░ this day MAHER I ░░░░░░░░ t believe that was ░░░░░░░░ reference to fiscal reparations ░░░░░░░░ GILL What kind of ░░░░░░░░ was it a reference ░░░░░░░░ MAHER I think it ░░░░░░░░ just a reference to ░░░░░░░░ idea that we all ░░░░░░░░ much to the people ░░░░░░░░ came before us GILL ░░░░░░░░ s a bizarre way ░░░░░░░░ frame what you tweeted ░░░░░░░░ How much reparations have ░░░░░░░░ personally paid MAHER Sir ░░░░░░░░ don t believe that ░░░░░░░░ ve ever paid reparations ░░░░░░░░ OK it s just ░░░░░░░░ everybody else MAHER I ░░░░░░░░ not asking anyone to ░░░░░░░░ reparations sir GILL It ░░░░░░░░ to be what you ░░░░░░░░ suggesting Do you believe ░░░░░░░░ looting is morally wrong ░░░░░░░░ I believe that looting ░░░░░░░░ illegal and I refer ░░░░░░░░ it as counterproductive I ░░░░░░░░ it should be prosecuted ░░░░░░░░ GILL Do you believe ░░░░░░░░ s morally wrong though ░░░░░░░░ Of course GILL Of ░░░░░░░░ Then why did you ░░░░░░░░ to it as counterproductive ░░░░░░░░ s a very different ░░░░░░░░ different way to describe ░░░░░░░░ MAHER It is both ░░░░░░░░ wrong and counterproductive as ░░░░░░░░ as being illegal GILL ░░░░░░░░ you tweeted it s ░░░░░░░░ to be mad about ░░░░░░░░ in reference to the ░░░░░░░░ protests not prioritizing the ░░░░░░░░ property of a system ░░░░░░░░ oppression You didn t ░░░░░░░░ the looting You said ░░░░░░░░ it was counterproductive NPR ░░░░░░░░ promoted a book called ░░░░░░░░ Defense of Looting Do ░░░░░░░░ think that that s ░░░░░░░░ appropriate use of taxpayer ░░░░░░░░ MAHER I m unfamiliar ░░░░░░░░ that book sir and ░░░░░░░░ don t believe that ░░░░░░░░ at my time at ░░░░░░░░ GILL You you tweeted ░░░░░░░░ you read that book ░░░░░░░░ MAHER I I don ░░░░░░░░ believe that I did ░░░░░░░░ that book sir GILL ░░░░░░░░ you —”