Martha MacCallum: What Was Louis Farrakhan Doing at Aretha Franklin’s Funeral?

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MACCALLUM There ░░░░░░░░ some beautiful performances today ░░░░░░░░ Aretha Franklin s funeral ░░░░░░░░ Detroit The guests ranging ░░░░░░░░ world leaders to musical ░░░░░░░░ and one especially controversial ░░░░░░░░ who was seated in ░░░░░░░░ front row Many people ░░░░░░░░ of wondering what the ░░░░░░░░ antisemite Louis Farrakhan was ░░░░░░░░ up there I m ░░░░░░░░ by Kelly Jane Torrance ░░░░░░░░ Harf and Kylie Patterson ░░░░░░░░ was really moving Jennifer ░░░░░░░░ was amazing and Gladys ░░░░░░░░ was amazing but I ░░░░░░░░ keep finding myself distracted ░░░░░░░░ Louis Farrakhan who was ░░░░░░░░ every single shot What ░░░░░░░░ he doing there Who ░░░░░░░░ to start there TORRANCE ░░░░░░░░ s interesting you saw ░░░░░░░░ because you know I ░░░░░░░░ in some of the ░░░░░░░░ of this and a ░░░░░░░░ of outlets Variety ABC ░░░░░░░░ had pictures published in ░░░░░░░░ web site cutting him ░░░░░░░░ Showed the front row ░░░░░░░░ President Clinton Jesse Jackson ░░░░░░░░ Sharpton and they cut ░░░░░░░░ off I thought that ░░░░░░░░ very telling that they ░░░░░░░░ that clearly they thought ░░░░░░░░ why is this guy ░░░░░░░░ too They had the ░░░░░░░░ question we all had ░░░░░░░░ of honor right near ░░░░░░░░ Clinton Supposed to be ░░░░░░░░ Aretha Franklin became about ░░░░░░░░ of these gentlemen who ░░░░░░░░ right behind We forget ░░░░░░░░ he was really at ░░░░░░░░ head of the election ░░░░░░░░ for year Respect natural ░░░░░░░░ that was a part ░░░░░░░░ the movement Martha What ░░░░░░░░ it have to do ░░░░░░░░ Lewis farrakhan He also ░░░░░░░░ a part of the ░░░░░░░░ It was her funeral ░░░░░░░░ who she wants there ░░░░░░░░ how she wants people ░░░░░░░░ Martha Do you think ░░░░░░░░ arranged Al Sharpton and ░░░░░░░░ Jackson and Louis farrakhan ░░░░░░░░ be up there I ░░░░░░░░ she wanted them at ░░░░░░░░ funeral Martha I wonder ░░░░░░░░ much jockeying there was ░░░░░░░░ prime position I thought ░░░░░░░░ was pushing his website ░░░░░░░░ all of this on ░░░░░░░░ I thought gee that ░░░░░░░░ kind of a little ░░░░░░░░ unfortunate It was distracting ░░░░░░░░ that way Said awful ░░░░░░░░ about Jewish people and ░░░░░░░░ people and white people ░░░░░░░░ the message I heard ░░░░░░░░ her music Unfortunate This ░░░░░░░░ with Arianna grande she ░░░░░░░░ dancing and she s ░░░░░░░░ are like staring at ░░░░░░░░ from the back and ░░░░░░░░ course that was all ░░░░░░░░ look at these guys ░░░░░░░░ mean I don t ░░░░░░░░ Marie what s your ░░░░░░░░ If I were Ariana ░░░░░░░░ I would have worn ░░░░░░░░ longer She didn t ░░░░░░░░ she was going to ░░░░░░░░ standing in front like ░░░░░░░░ bad version of American ░░░░░░░░ That is not appropriate ░░░░░░░░ wear to a funeral ░░░░░░░░ Aretha Franklin s funeral ░░░░░░░░ could have done something ░░░░░░░░ little longer with see ░░░░░░░░ She looked great It ░░░░░░░░ not her fault that ░░░░░░░░ guys were lehring at ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ were lehring Look at ░░░░░░░░ Clinton s face is ░░░░░░░░ There is a lot ░░░░░░░░ meals online right now ░░░░░░░░ bill Clinton and Jesse ░░░░░░░░ talking and what they ░░░░░░░░ saying in that moment ░░░░░░░░ Good lord Aretha would ░░░░░░░░ loved This it was ░░░░░░░░ great day She would ░░░░░░░░ loved the performances No ░░░░░░░░ about it the performances ░░░░░░░░ beautiful that was like ░░░░░░░░ comedy of errors back ░░░░░░░░ something going on Ryan ░░░░░░░░ has a movie out ░░░░░░░░ I m really looking ░░░░░░░░ to seeing First man ░░░░░░░░ the moon Neil Armstrong ░░░░░░░░ story amazing American story ░░░░░░░░ decided to leave the ░░░░░░░░ this part out okay ░░░░░░░░ flag planting on the ░░░░░░░░ they decided we don ░░░░░░░░ really need that part ░░░░░░░░ gosling says I think ░░░░░░░░ was widely regarded in ░░░░░░░░ end as a human ░░░░░░░░ and that was how ░░░░░░░░ chose to view it ░░░░░░░░ I oppose I guests ░░░░░░░░ American achievement I m ░░░░░░░░ former film critic Film ░░░░░░░░ tend to be a ░░░░░░░░ Progressive bunch They are ░░░░░░░░ it up I went ░░░░░░░░ look at some reviews ░░░░░░░░ m glad this film ░░░░░░░░ the kind of diswring ░░░░░░░░ in America right now ░░░░░░░░ was during the Cold ░░░░░░░░ there was a reason ░░░░░░░░ they put the American ░░░░░░░░ this was symbolic victory ░░░░░░░░ the Cold War freedom ░░░░░░░░ take us anywhere even ░░░░░░░░ the moon It s ░░░░░░░░ human achievement doesn t ░░░░░░░░ it s not also ░░░░░░░░ American achievement America if ░░░░░░░░ wasn t so free ░░░░░░░░ prosperous it wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ had the resources and ░░░░░░░░ to do the research ░░░░░░░░ send a guy to ░░░░░░░░ Exactly I am Progressive ░░░░░░░░ I actually don t ░░░░░░░░ with whatever critics you ░░░░░░░░ reading This is a ░░░░░░░░ American story and we ░░░░░░░░ the ones that got ░░░░░░░░ the moon I actually ░░░░░░░░ surprised it s not ░░░░░░░░ there and I wish ░░░░░░░░ was I m on ░░░░░░░░ opposite side of the ░░░░░░░░ from some people who ░░░░░░░░ be arguing that I ░░░░░░░░ it s crazy crazy ░░░░░░░░ not have it in ░░░░░░░░ we keep on revising ░░░░░░░░ I have and we ░░░░░░░░ this a lot in ░░░░░░░░ films even the one ░░░░░░░░ Jackie robbison I did ░░░░░░░░ couple of games in ░░░░░░░░ end everyone was rooting ░░░░░░░░ him and that s ░░░░░░░░ what happened He planted ░░░░░░░░ flag and the flag ░░░░░░░░ there Martha He definitely ░░░░░░░░ The space race was ░░░░░░░░ big battle between the ░░░░░░░░ Union and the United ░░░░░░░░ Putting the flag um ░░░░░░░░ was huge I don ░░░░░░░░ know if we have ░░░░░░░░ for the woman who ░░░░░░░░ her shirt off at ░░░░░░░░ U S Open 99 ░░░░░░░░ out there She her ░░░░░░░░ was on backwards She ░░░░░░░░ her shirt around took ░░░░░░░░ off for one second ░░░░░░░░ she gets a penalty ░░░░░░░░ mean and the men ░░░░░░░░ t The men do ░░░░░░░░ same thing full shirts ░░░░░░░░ no penalties I m ░░░░░░░░ they fixed this and ░░░░░░░░ to her this is ░░░░░░░░ Stop policing women s ░░░░░░░░ I appreciate it People ░░░░░░░░ changed since brandy took ░░░░░░░░ shirt off in World ░░░░░░░░ One thing I will ░░░░░░░░ they used to be ░░░░░░░░ sports bras now bra ░░░░░░░░ Suspects it s the ░░░░░░░░ garment a little more ░░░░░░░░ to be wearing it ░░░░░░░░ are pretty big sports ░░░░░░░░ Martha Not really showing ░░░░░░░░ whole lot there Not ░░░░░░░░ secret style Laughter Martha ░░░░░░░░ you very much ladies ░░░░░░░░ for coming out on ░░░░░░░░ night.