Twitter Flips Out Over Moore Attorney Talking About Ali Velshi’s ‘Background’: ‘Holy F*cking Sh*t’
Moore attorney Trenton Garmon decided to go there this morning by invoking Ali Velshi’s “background” in talking about cultures where it’s cool for adults to hook up with teens.
Velshi is from Canada, and his co-host Stephanie Ruhle stood up for him against this nonsense.
You can watch the whole thing unfold here, but Twitter relentlessly hammered Garmon for trying out this line of “argument”:
1. Roy Moore’s attorney here is justifying his client dating teenagers.
2. He suggests our colleague @AliVelshi would understand the idea of adults dating teenagers because he has “spent time in other countries.” (?)
Ali was merciful not to run circles around this guy. https://t.co/DzLYYDX3Cy
— Willie Geist (@WillieGeist) November 15, 2017
My friend @AliVelshi is Muslim and was born in Kenya, which I assume is what Moore’s attorney is referencing. This is disgusting. https://t.co/t452oNmZup
— Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) November 15, 2017
This is really incredible, Roy Moore’s attorney decides it’s a good idea to be racist on national television. https://t.co/ffgFr98v47
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) November 15, 2017
Aside from the “what the f?” reaction … is he now admitting that Moore did do it? Because justifying it this way strongly suggests they are laying groundwork for a defense of it. https://t.co/O1zb1tPzqH
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) November 15, 2017
Paraphrased: “Some places are in to underage marriages and sex slavery. This guy knows what I’m talking about! Am I right?” https://t.co/v9uronnWFA
— Ben (@BenHowe) November 15, 2017
Just when you thought the Roy Moore shitshow couldn’t get any uglier, you were quite mistaken https://t.co/75HDbGkWv7
— Mark Follman (@markfollman) November 15, 2017
Disgusting display from a Roy Moore surrogate. Kudos to @AliVelshi and @SRuhle for handling it with cool professionalism. https://t.co/g9pv6yAuNH
— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) November 15, 2017
Also his attorney seems to think that referencing arranged marriages is a solid defense? https://t.co/SurDhgjaxv
— Jane Coaston (@cjane87) November 15, 2017
What the fuck did I just watch https://t.co/ipCQRPfknt
— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) November 15, 2017
WHAT. THE. FUCK. https://t.co/0TYBlMjm2j
— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) November 15, 2017
Asked about a grown man dating underage girls, Roy Moore’s attorney invokes “@AliVelshi‘s background” — Ali is from Canada. This isn’t a dog whistle, it’s screaming bigotry. https://t.co/LYP7LC1LHi
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 15, 2017
Came from the inappropriate reference to @AliVelshi‘s background. Stayed for the suppressed look of “Watch Yourself” on Ali’s face. https://t.co/N7IRoMzkPJ
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) November 15, 2017
Lord, give me the serenity of Ali Velshi listening to a lunatic racist lawyer suggesting he knows about dating children because he is browner than a Heath bar.
— ((((Peter Sagal)))) (@petersagal) November 15, 2017
Holy crap. Roy Moore’s incompetent attorney starts to reference anchor @AliVelshi ‘s background to bring up how other cultures allow adult men to marry children. This is supposed to be a defense of Moore. https://t.co/OhGaKWpm98
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) November 15, 2017
The restraint and grace of @AliVelshi during that interview…… Amazing but not unexpected. I, on the other hand, would have been….. pic.twitter.com/aqSZtVVcEL
— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) November 15, 2017
This is incredible. The lawyer seemingly tries to cite Ali Velshi’s background to say it’s normal in some cultures for adults to date teenagers. “Ali’s from Canada!” https://t.co/ZQ5Fqf2HE3
— Paul “if true” McLeod (@pdmcleod) November 15, 2017
CREEPY SENATE CANDIDATE HAS CREEPY LAWYER. Roll the video: https://t.co/kIy40TXyut
— Mark Joyella (@standupkid) November 15, 2017
“My client categorically denies these allegations, but let’s keep an open mind about 31 year-old-men dating them because we need cultural sensitivity.” — SUPER LAWYER! https://t.co/XmrISWu4lj
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) November 15, 2017
This is a whistle. Nothing dog about it. https://t.co/CGAd8dWHLb
— Banned from the Gadsden Mall (@HashtagGriswold) November 15, 2017
I mean, holy fucking shit. https://t.co/qHeoJ2Rs5V
— Tom Namako (@TomNamako) November 15, 2017
Roy, little tip. don’t let this man defend you at trial https://t.co/pAHY7V8cAY
— Schlichter Victim (@thetomzone) November 15, 2017
Don’t really understand the calculus behind keeping Moore away from media but repeatedly putting his ill-prepared lawyer on TV
— Alex Burns (@alexburnsNYT) November 15, 2017
I don’t get the feeling Roy Moore’s lawyer is a top legal mind. https://t.co/17I9wcMyRi
— andrew kaczynski? (@KFILE) November 15, 2017
If you want to talk about unsubstantiated rumors and questionable documents, let’s start with this guy’s claim to have a law degree. https://t.co/1M2shODOz7
— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) November 15, 2017
And again, Ruhle came to her co-host’s defense:
Planet Earth…. that’s where @AliVelshi is from https://t.co/GIkAseMHgw
— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) November 15, 2017
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