Ramaswamy Defends Calling Dems “Grand Wizards”

Mediaite reports:

CNN’s Dana Bash had a fiery battle with Vivek Ramaswamy — pressing the Republican presidential candidate for calling Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) one of the “modern grand wizards of the modern KKK.”

“What I said is the grand wizards of the KKK would be proud of what they would hear her say,” Ramaswamy answered, “because there’s nothing more racist than saying that your skin color predicts something about the content of your viewpoints or your ideas.”

“You didn’t just say they would be proud,” Bash retorted. “You said these are the words of the modern grand wizards of the modern KKK.”

Read the full article. Watch the clip. Things get quite wild.

Ramaswamy Calls Progressives ‘Grand Wizards Of The Modern KKK’ https://t.co/uwlukm3G7b

— Crooks and Liars (@crooksandliars) August 27, 2023

Ramaswamy doubles down on calling Pressley part of ‘modern KKK’ https://t.co/wbo8WCft0e

— POLITICO (@politico) August 27, 2023

‘They Lynched People!’ CNN’s Dana Bash Confronts Vivek Ramaswamy on Calling Black Lawmaker the ‘Modern KKK’ in Fiery Interview https://t.co/wjhNPDg4KH

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) August 27, 2023