MSNBC’s Jean-Pierre: Racist Republicans Have ‘No Moral Ground’ to Condemn Gov. Northam, We Have Trump

‘Yes, now they’re speaking out against Steve King, but they haven’t asked for King to resign’

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JEAN-PIERRE: “I mean, we are almost four years down the road and, now, we have candidates — we have a field that’s really diverse. We have candidates leaning into their race, leaning into their gender, and I think it says a lot about the Democratic Party, but also as a country, of where we are. But I have to say this, Chris, about the Republican Party. There’s no moral ground. Yes, now, they’re speaking out against Steve King, but they haven’t asked for king to resign. Many of the Republicans speaking out about Ralph Northam, they supported Cory Stewart. They’ve supported Ed Gillespie. So, I think that you know, there -- there is -- it's not -- it's not the same. It is really different. We have Donald Trump, you know, who has shown, like you mentioned, Chris, with Charlottesville and other policies, there is -- there are -- that he has really bigoted and racist ways. And he is still there. Why -- why have we -- why have Republicans in Congress not have stepped up and really made him accountable for the things he's done and the things he said? So, it's not the same thing. I think you have leaders in the Democratic that’s going to be in the Democratic primary and who are in already in the Democratic primary for this presidential election who have been really clear about Ralph Northam and denounced him. And I think that’s the difference. They’ve said he should resign.”

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