MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace: ‘There Isn’t a Strain of Racism on the Left’

STENGEL I think what ░░░░░░░░ so upsetting about the ░░░░░░░░ King thing is not ░░░░░░░░ so much what he ░░░░░░░░ said as odious as ░░░░░░░░ is but it gives ░░░░░░░░ window into the voters ░░░░░░░░ the Republican Party and ░░░░░░░░ people who have supported ░░░░░░░░ and condoned this all ░░░░░░░░ time guest Rick Stengel ░░░░░░░░ Let s parse that ░░░░░░░░ Like what s wrong ░░░░░░░░ did saying white nationalism ░░░░░░░░ white supremacy become a ░░░░░░░░ word I mean the ░░░░░░░░ is there are voters ░░░░░░░░ are thinking that too ░░░░░░░░ what is wrong with ░░░░░░░░ And that s the ░░░░░░░░ with the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ those people have nowhere ░░░░░░░░ to go and they ░░░░░░░░ a president who seems ░░░░░░░░ endorse those views which ░░░░░░░░ UN American Jordan And ░░░░░░░░ has been particularly empowered ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump You were ░░░░░░░░ for President Bush when ░░░░░░░░ Lott made his statement ░░░░░░░░ Strom Thurmond how much ░░░░░░░░ off would we have ░░░░░░░░ if he had become ░░░░░░░░ and George W Bush ░░░░░░░░ this is unacceptable no ░░░░░░░░ he resigned Wallace Part ░░░░░░░░ the problem is we ░░░░░░░░ this does not have ░░░░░░░░ parallel on the left ░░░░░░░░ just it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ isn t There isn ░░░░░░░░ a strain of racism ░░░░░░░░ the left I don ░░░░░░░░ so I think that ░░░░░░░░ gets brushed under the ░░░░░░░░ People sort of tolerate ░░░░░░░░ s been normalized Like ░░░░░░░░ just said they don ░░░░░░░░ have anywhere else to ░░░░░░░░ so they attach to ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party The Republican ░░░░░░░░ doesn t have to ░░░░░░░░ them How how do ░░░░░░░░ do Republicans sort of ░░░░░░░░ back to doing something ░░░░░░░░ STENGEL They would have ░░░░░░░░ completely reinvent the party ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ had a road to ░░░░░░░░ conversion over the last ░░░░░░░░ days and decided they ░░░░░░░░ going to finally try ░░░░░░░░ hold Steve King accountable ░░░░░░░░ happened is Wallace He ░░░░░░░░ that kind of stuff ░░░░░░░░ the Iowa papers His ░░░░░░░░ was doing it in ░░░░░░░░ Times STENGEL Yeah What ░░░░░░░░ is control of the ░░░░░░░░ changed and Democrats were ░░░░░░░░ to officially sanction him ░░░░░░░░ the floor of the ░░░░░░░░ And so the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ decided they need to ░░░░░░░░ something to get ahead ░░░░░░░░ it.”