‘That’s Not Xenophobia!’ Fox’s Gutfeld, Williams Battle Over GOP Refugee Rhetoric

On Fox’s The Five today, Greg Gutfeld pushed back against the idea that it’s xenophobic for people to worry about refugees, and ended up clashing with Juan Williams.

Gutfeld found it insulting that President Obama was mocking Republicans for legitimate concerns about not wanting their loved ones to die. He snarked that maybe Obama would be more outraged about ISIS if someone told him they have a high carbon footprint.

Williams lamented how Republicans are “stirring up fear and xenophobia,” but Gutfeld fired back, “If you’re concerned about your loved ones, that’s not xenophobia!”

Williams insisted that it is because the fear is being stirred up over nothing, given how strong the U.S. vetting procedure is.

Gutfeld likened the reluctance to bring in refugees to “a relationship that takes time”; the U.S. isn’t ready for that kind of commitment until certain safeguards are put in place.

Watch above, via Fox News.

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