Ice Cube Tells Jake Tapper ‘Watch Your Mouth’ After He Slams ‘Anti-Semitic Misogynist’ Louis Farrakhan
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Rapper Ice Cube told Jake Tapper to “watch” his “mouth” on Monday after the CNN host called Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan a “vile anti-LGBTQ anti-Semitic misogynist.”
“Farrakhan is a vile anti-LGBTQ anti-Semitic misogynist. Why is a Fox channel airing his propaganda?” tweeted Tapper, after it was announced that the Fox Soul network would be airing Farrakhan’s Message to America this week.
Farrakhan is a vile anti-LGBTQ anti-Semitic misogynist. Why is a Fox channel airing his propaganda? https://t.co/dmX7A6LSd2
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) June 29, 2020
Tapper quickly drew the attention of Ice Cube, who told the CNN host, “Watch your mouth Jake.”
Watch your mouth Jake. https://t.co/DqTOr24Yb6
— Ice Cube (@icecube) June 29, 2020
The rapper faced heavy criticism this month for sharing a number of Twitter posts which were perceived to be anti-Semitic.
“It is hard to give Ice Cube the benefit of the doubt given the fact that his anti-Semitic activities have extended beyond the realm of the internet,” wrote the Daily Beast’s Marlow Stern. “He’s an ardent supporter of Louis Farrakhan, one of the world’s most prominent anti-Semites, and, most troubling of all, the rapper and actor was accused in May 2015 of ordering his entourage to beat up a rabbi.”
Tapper, on the other hand, is a prominent critic of Farrakhan, and has called out former President Barack Obama and former Rep. Keith Ellison for associating with the Nation of Islam leader.
