MSNBC Guest Claims Protecting ‘Whiteness’ and Fear of Minority Kids in TV Commercials Propelled Trump to Victory

Princeton University professor Eddie Glaude Jr. dismissed voter concerns such as the economy on MSNBC Friday, instead blaming Vice President Kamala Harris losing to president-elect Donald Trump on a desire among the electorate to preserve “Whiteness.”

Glaude sparred with network host Stephanie Ruhle on the issue, concluding race played a major factor in Donald Trump’s stunning victory on Friday’s edition of The 11th Hour.

Ruhle said she did not necessarily disagree with Glaude but opined she felt some Americans were put off by the “identity politics” of the left and the economy was also a major factor in Trump’s win.

Glaude disagreed and commented that he believed a majority of Americans ultimately voted for Trump because they sensed that “whiteness” was being threatened.

“So there’s this sense, right, that whiteness is under threat – the demographic shifts. The country is – all of these racially ambiguous children on Cheerios commercials are confusing the hell out of me,” he said.

Ruhle replied, “Eddie, a lot of people voted because their life’s too damn expensive.”

Glaude fired back, “You’re telling me, Stephanie, that all of these people who believe that their lives are – that bread is too high and eggs are too high – that they voted for a convicted felon, a guy who said we can grab the P?” Ruhle replied:

I’m not defending it, but I think there are tons of people that don’t pay attention to – and I’m not defending it – don’t pay attention to politics at all. But while we live in the most prosperous country in the world, people are saying life’s not fair. I’m not doing well. My son’s still living in the basement. I can’t seem to get a job. I don’t like the status quo. I’m voting for something else.

Glaude concluded:

I do not believe that. I cannot believe that. And the reason I think you believe it is because you don’t want to believe that that’s what’s really motivating them. It’s always the case. We people don’t want to believe what the country actually is because if they believe that, they don’t have to confront what’s in them. I don’t believe that. They voted for a crook, a person who they know is doing everything to undermine the so-called country that they love. And then they’re telling us the BS, that it’s economics. We know that’s not true. We know it’s not true. And we’ve got to raise our kids in this sh*t.

Watch the clip above via MSNBC.