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An attorney for Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore seemed to suggest Wednesday that MSNBC host Ali Velshi’s “background” might help the TV journalist understand why the Republican nominee would date underage women.
“Culturally speaking there’s differences. I looked up Ali’s background, and wow, that’s awesome that you have got such a diverse background, it’s really cool to read through that,” attorney Trenton Garmon said when asked why Moore would need permission from girls’ mothers to date them.
Velshi was born in Kenya to parents of Indian descent and grew up in Canada.
Roy Moore’s Attny. Trenton Garmon suggests Ali Velshi’s “background” would help him understand why Moore would date underage women — @AliVelshi is from Canada pic.twitter.com/e061tiz9Nx
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 15, 2017
Roy Moore’s lawyer suggests Ali Velshi’s “background” would help him understand why Moore would date underage girls. Ali Velshi grew up in Toronto. Stating the obvious, but a grown man “dating” a 14 year old is illegal in Canada too. pic.twitter.com/SGjhJd5Xrf
— Rosa Hwang (@journorosa) November 15, 2017
Wow. Roy Moore’s lawyer tried to defend his client’s abuse of underage girls by saying @MSNBC host @AliVelshi‘s “background” would help him understand.
Um, he’s from Canada. #alsen #alpolitics pic.twitter.com/jA9KZjkte5— American Bridge (@American_Bridge) November 15, 2017
Wow. Not sure where Roy Moore’s lawyer was going with this. Cringe worthy. pic.twitter.com/O3QfSI9J6u
— Scott Whitlock (@ScottJW) November 15, 2017
In addition to being racist toward Ali Velshi, Moore’s lawyer cites the fake “Lenny Bernstein” robocall on MSNBC: “Robocalls are now being made asking for people to come forward against Roy.” Challenged awesomely by @SRuhle, the lawyer says, “There’s been stories reported.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 15, 2017
Uhhh, Roy Moore’s lawyer, on MSNBC, appeared to proactively confirm that there have been complaints about Moore’s conduct at the mall: pic.twitter.com/CNftjRcx5J
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 15, 2017
Roy Moore's lawyer says that @AliVelshi's background should lead him to understand why Moore would date underage women. Ali is from Canada, but I think Moore's lawyer is referring to his Indian heritage. pic.twitter.com/3SrMwtLIEu
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) 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