When MSNBC’s smug host Joy Reid isn’t race hustling — which she generally does whenever her lips are moving —she’s more often than not ripping on former President Donald Trump, one way or another.
The latter was the case on Tuesday night when Reid stopped by CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to hawk her new book, “Medgar & Myrlie.” On June 12, 1963, Medgar Evers became the highest-profile civil rights leader to be assassinated at the time. His wife Myrlie carried on his legacy, including an unsuccessful run for a congressional seat.
“Shockingly,” it took no time for Reid to compare Republican outcasts Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger to Medgar and Myrlie Evers. Just as shocking, Colbert perfectly set the table to get Reid started.
I’m curious what you learned in your research for this book that is applicable to our country and the divisions that we have today.
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