Liberal commentator Joy Reid has slammed Trump voters and described Florida as ‘extremely right-wing fascist’ after the Sunshine State was called for the Republican nominee.
Reid took part in the MSNBC election night panel on Tuesday and lashed out as votes rolled in, with Trump taking the tentative lead.
‘Think about the last two weeks and the things that Donald Trump has said into the TV that people could hear him say and do,’ she said.
‘The vulgarity in front of families with young children and the threats to do mass deportation and a violent start to his dictatorship on day one, you name it.’
Reid took part in the MSNBC election night panel on Tuesday and lashed out as votes rolled in and Trump took the tentative lead
Reid said she couldn’t fathom that Trump could still secure support from half the population in spite of his often controversial stances , noting it reflects poorly on the American public
Reid said she couldn’t fathom that Trump could still secure support from half the population in spite of his often controversial stances, noting it reflects poorly on the American public.
‘If all of that gets you half of the votes… what does it tell you?
‘We need to really take a step back and think about what does that say about us.’
Her comments sparked a wave of outrage online from outspoken Trump supporters, some of whom said they wanted her ‘removed from the panel.’
Political commentator Collin Rugg said: ‘Joy Reid is looking increasingly more concerned, appears to suggest that half the country is sick.’
‘And the meltdown begins,’ another noted.
Conservative commentator Ann Coulter said: ‘This is turning out to be a good night to watch MSNBC.’
Reid has been scathing in her assessment of Trump in the months leading to the election.
Back in July, she implied Trump was partly to blame for the assassination attempt on him, and warned black voters they were going to look ‘real weird and real lonely’ if they do not back ‘woman of color extraordinaire’ Kamala Harris.
Harris’ path to victory as of late Tuesday night is narrow.
Liberal commentator Joy Reid has slammed Trump voters and described Florida as ‘extremely right-wing fascist’
Reid has been scathing in her assessment of Trump in the months leading to the election
After Florida was called for Trump early in the evening, Reid said: ‘It’s a pure Project 2025 in miniature in Florida.
‘That extremist sort of right-wing, fascist type government in Florida, does that make it more of an attractive place?’
And when Texas was called for Trump, Reid described black voters in Houston as ‘deeply suppressed.’
Trump has soared to an all-time high in the betting markets with his chances of reaching the required 270 Electoral College votes passing 90 per cent.
He has picked up victories in Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia, Alabama, Oklahoma, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, Ohio, Louisiana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, Utah, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Arkansas.
The former president’s surge has prompted ‘silence’ among Team Harris as hopes rest on pulling off unlikely victories in a number of close contests.
Harris has won Vermont, Maryland, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware, Illinois, New Jersey, Colorado, Washington D.C., California, Maine and New York.
