Democrat presidential candidates and top lawmakers are knees deep in the Jussie Smollett hoax.
After the actor said he was attacked by two men who shouted “This is MAGA country” in Chicago prominent Democrats rushed to his defense.
“The vicious attack on actor Jussie Smollett was an attempted modern-day lynching. I’m glad he’s safe.
“To those in Congress who don’t feel the urgency to pass our Anti-Lynching bill designating lynching as a federal hate crime– I urge you to pay attention,” Democrat presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker said.
The vicious attack on actor Jussie Smollett was an attempted modern-day lynching. I'm glad he's safe.
To those in Congress who don't feel the urgency to pass our Anti-Lynching bill designating lynching as a federal hate crime– I urge you to pay attention. https://t.co/EwXFxl5f2m
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) January 29, 2019
“.@JussieSmollett is one of the kindest, most gentle human beings I know. I’m praying for his quick recovery.
“This was an attempted modern day lynching. No one should have to fear for their life because of their sexuality or color of their skin. We must confront this hate,” fellow Democrat presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris said.
.@JussieSmollett is one of the kindest, most gentle human beings I know. I’m praying for his quick recovery.
This was an attempted modern day lynching. No one should have to fear for their life because of their sexuality or color of their skin. We must confront this hate.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 29, 2019
Another presidential candidate that got in on the action was New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
“This is a sickening and outrageous attack, and horribly, it’s the latest of too many hate crimes against LGBTQ people and people of color. We are all responsible for condemning this behavior and every person who enables or normalizes it. Praying for Jussie and his family,” she said.
This is a sickening and outrageous attack, and horribly, it's the latest of too many hate crimes against LGBTQ people and people of color. We are all responsible for condemning this behavior and every person who enables or normalizes it. Praying for Jussie and his family. https://t.co/eylvxhLT0u
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) January 29, 2019
Other top Democrat lawmakers who are not, at least not yet, presidential candidates also got on the pile.
“There is no such thing as ‘racially charged.’
“This attack was not ‘possibly’ homophobic. It was a racist and homophobic attack.
“If you don’t like what is happening to our country, then work to change it. It is no one’s job to water down or sugar-coat the rise of hate crimes,” New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said.
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