MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough has claimed ‘racist Hispanics’ and ‘sexist black men’ are to blame for Kamala Harris’ electoral loss.
The Morning Joe host made the controversial claim on Wednesday as he discussed Donald Trump’s landslide win for the White House.
Speaking to rev Al Sharpton, Scarborough – who earlier appeared to accept the result – said ‘Democrats need to be mature, and they need to be honest.
‘And they need to say, “Yes, there is misogyny, but it’s not just misogyny from white men…
‘It’s misogyny from Hispanic men, it’s misogyny from black men – things we’ve all been talking about – who do not want a woman leading them.’
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough has claimed ‘racist Hispanics’ and ‘sexist black men’ are to blame for Kamala Harris’ electoral loss
Scarborough continued his rant: ‘but is not just misogyny from Hispanic men, from black men,
‘[There] might be race issues with Hispanics that don’t want a black woman president of the United States.’
‘It’s time for the Democrats to say … a lot of Hispanic voters have problems with black candidates,’ the Democrat host said.
Sharpton, a civil rights leader, then stepped in and spoke of the misogyny he has apparently seen among black men.
‘Some of the most misogynist things I’ve heard, going on this ‘Get Out the Vote’ tour, came from black men,’ the activist continued.
‘So you’re absolutely right, it’s not simplistic.’
Sharpton, a civil rights leader, then stepped in and spoke of the misogyny he has apparently seen among black men
Social media users have been slamming Scarborough for his comments on people of color, with many arguing his words were racist.
Journalist Jonathan Choe wrote: ‘I love how this White guy Joe Scarborough is now the expert on the topic of Black and Hispanic men.
‘You can see left-wing corporate media losing it’s hold of America in real-time.’
Others said the TV star’s comments are further evidence that Democrats still do not understand why they have now lost twice against Trump.
‘Still playing the race card. They haven’t learned a thing,’ said Kevin Waterbury on X.
Black voters — men and women — have been the bedrock of the Democratic Party, and in recent years, Latinos and young voters have joined them.
All three groups still preferred Democrat Kamala Harris. But Trump made significant gains.
Black and Latino voters appeared slightly less likely to support Harris than they were to back Biden four years ago, according to AP VoteCast.
About 8 in 10 Black voters backed Harris, down from the roughly 9 in 10 who backed Biden.
More than half of Hispanic voters supported Harris, but that was down slightly from the roughly 6 in 10 who backed Biden in 2020. Trump’s support among those groups appeared to rise slightly compared to 2020. Collectively, those small gains yielded an outsize outcome.
Trump was elected the 47th president on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the US Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts.
He won Michigan on Wednesday afternoon, sweeping the ‘blue wall’ along with Pennsylvania — the one-time Democrat-leaning, swing states that all went for Trump in 2016 before flipping to Biden in 2020.
While Harris focused much of her initial message around themes of joy, Trump channeled a powerful sense of anger and resentment among voters.
He seized on frustrations over high prices and fears about crime and migrants who illegally entered the country on Biden’s watch. He also highlighted wars in the Middle East and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to cast Democrats as presiding over – and encouraging – a world in chaos.
About 8 in 10 Black voters backed Harris, down from the roughly 9 in 10 who backed Biden. More than half of Hispanic voters supported Harris, but that was down slightly from the roughly 6 in 10 who backed Biden in 2020
Trump was elected the 47th president on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago
It was a formula Trump perfected in 2016, when he cast himself as the only person who could fix the country’s problems, often borrowing language from dictators.
Trump’s win against Harris, the first woman of color to lead a major party ticket, marks the second time he has defeated a female rival in a general election. Harris, the current vice president, rose to the top of the ticket after Biden exited the race amid alarm about his advanced age.
Despite an initial surge of energy around her campaign, she struggled during a compressed timeline to convince disillusioned voters that she represented a break from an unpopular administration.
The vice president, who has not appeared publicly since the race was called, was set to speak Wednesday afternoon at Howard University, where her supporters gathered Tuesday night for a watch party while the results were still in doubt.
She finally phoned Trump on Wednesday afternoon to concede the election, hours after the race was called and her devastating defeat was confirmed.
But she had a warning for the president-elect, lecturing him even as she congratulated him.
‘She discussed the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all Americans,’ a senior Harris aide said.
