Squad member Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) refuses to condemn the chants of “Death to America” that are heard in her district.
When questioned by Fox Business Channel’s Hillary Vaughn in a congressional hallway if she would condemn the chant, Tlaib launched into a tirade against Fox and repeated several times, “I don’t talk to Fox News!”
Later she said, “I don’t talk to people who use racist tropes.”
“Why can’t you just say whether you condemn people that say ‘Death to America’?” Vaughn tried again. “Why are you afraid to talk to Fox?”
“Fox News is not — listen, using racist tropes towards my community is what Fox News is about, and I don’t talk to Fox News,” Tlaib replied.
“Is ‘Death to America’ racist? Is chanting ‘Death to America’ racist?” Vaughn asked.
Hillary Vaughn’s questions were completely reasonable ones. How does racism play…
