Remarks made by U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) during former President Donald Trump’s rally in Nevada on Saturday sparked fierce reaction from left-wing media.
During the rally, which was held on behalf of former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt’s senatorial campaign, Tuberville lamented what he asserted to be the Democratic Party’s inaction on crime.
“I have never seen like the crime in this country. We all grew up respecting the police, our moral values, doing what we can to help law enforcement in this country,” said Tuberville. “The Democratic Party — they have a majority — they can stop this crime today.”
Declaring Democrats to be “pro-crime,” Tuberville suggested the party sought “reparation” for individuals that committed offenses against the law.
“Some people say, ‘Well, they’re soft on crime.’ No. They’re not soft on crime. They’re pro-crime. They want crime,” he said. “They want crime because they want to take over what you’ve got. They want to control what you have. They want reparation because they think the people that do the crime are owed that. Bulls**t! They are not owed that.”
Democrats seek to “control” the citizenry through fear of crime, said Tuberville.
“We have to understand what’s going on,” he continued. “Folks, what’s going on is the takeover from underneath our country from the people from behind the scenes to create such havoc on our streets that we’re afraid to go outside — that they can control us. They can stop it today. They don’t want to do it.”
The senator’s comments were met with immense backlash from left-leaning media pundits, who alleged that his remarks were used as a dog whistle to target Black Americans.
Instate liberal opinion writers, al(dot)com’s Kyle Whitmire and Alabama Political Reporter’s Josh Moon, alleged that Tuberville’s comments were “racist.”
Tommy Tuberville is getting national attention for saying racist stuff and @aldemocrats still hasn’t said squat. Not even a tweet. The failure belongs to them, too. https://t.co/JptTF5UBdM
— Kyle Whitmire (@WarOnDumb) October 9, 2022
As you're reading about Tommy Tuberville's very racist comments, I hope you also don't miss the hypocrisy. Here's a man receiving a large govt salary, doing next to nothing for it and routinely violating the law. But it's cool 'cause he's white. pic.twitter.com/mq7gc4Xp0P
— Josh Moon ?? (@Josh_Moon) October 9, 2022
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and former news anchor Dan Rather also opined on Tuberville’s comments. Former pro-segregation Govs. George Wallace and Lester Maddox would be “proud” of Alabama’s junior senator, claimed Scarborough.
This open appeal to racism by a Republican senator would make George Wallace and Lester Maddox proud. You don’t have to be a Southerner like me to understand that “they” is Tuberville’s substitute for a racial slur he can’t say behind a microphone in 2022. https://t.co/0LFS3s4fw8
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) October 9, 2022
This is straight up racism. https://t.co/gW7GLbdPV4
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) October 9, 2022
Dylan Smith is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @DylanSmithAL
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