Scarborough Decries Mike Huckabee’s MS-13 Tweet as ‘So Racist’: Parallels to David Duke
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough called Mike Huckabee’s tweet tying the Central American MS-13 gang to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi “so racist” and suggested it is something former Klansman David Duke would say.
“Mike Huckabee sent out a tweet this week, it’s so racist that you even had an awful lot of conservative Christian leaders coming out,” Scarborough said on today’s airing of Morning Joe. “Whatever you want to call it — you pick — if you don’t want to pick, let’s say, parallels to the 1930s in Germany, let’s say David Duke, if that makes you feel more comfortable.”
The infamous tweet in question shows multiple Hispanic gang members covered in tattoos and includes the caption, “Nancy Pelosi introduces her campaign committee for the take back of the House.”
Nancy Pelosi introduces her campaign committee for the take back of the House. pic.twitter.com/yKDhkVubck
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) June 23, 2018
Huckabee responded to the accusations of racism in the following two tweets:
Absurd! To see race in everything IS racist. Nothing about race but about a vile violent criminal gang. Please understand that. https://t.co/2ePtyvh7kA
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) June 24, 2018
Yes @ktumulty because MS-13 is not a race but an illegal gang who rapes, murders, and mutilates children as sport. Nancy Pelosi defended them because she said @realDonaldTrump insulted them. Are you defending them too? Wasn’t aware that criminal was a “race.” https://t.co/qjmELJuYAm
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) June 23, 2018
Watch above, via MSNBC.
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