Tiffany Cross called out President Trump’s Variety Union Executive Director Bruce LeVell for using the racist term “China infection” during a controversial interview on Saturday.
During the 20 minute-long battle on MSNBC, Cross continually disrupted LeVell when he attempted to deflect, lie and filibuster on a multitude of issues. The host disputed LeVell on the president’s race-baiting, threatening to send federal officers into cities to apparently stop violence, and the Trump administration’s attempts to change census protocols in order to disadvantage Democrats throughout congressional elections.
Cross started the interview holding absolutely nothing back– asking LeVell why would anybody who does not support white supremacy listen to him: “On June 28, the president actually retweeted a video of some of his advocates shouting white power. I need to ask you, why would any person in the community or people who do not support white supremacy– why would they listen to you bring this president’s water? You have the flooring. Discuss it to us.”
. @TiffanyDCross: Why would anybody who does not support white supremacy listen to you carrying this president’s water https://t.co/l6c1c93KmR pic.twitter.com/M3demWMov5
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LeVell responded to by very first speaking with “a lot of chatter on Twitter” and then boasting about the pre-pandemic joblessness numbers for Black Americans, conveniently overlooking where those stats presently stand.
“At the end of the day, the president’s record promotes itself that people are not going to have amnesia from a couple of months back,” LeVell stated.
Cross fact-checked LeVell on Black joblessness.
“You said it speaks for itself. So let’s start with unemployment because this is a figure Trump loves to tout. African-American joblessness rates right now reached 16.8 percent in May this year, the highest since March 2010,” Cross said. “Now, I will acknowledge prior to the corona crisis, there had been a constant down trend that really began under President Barack Obama, which I make sure you know.”
The host continued, “So I just desire to be clear on the facts there. And you’re stating noise and that people won’t have amnesia, but a lot of this noise is coming straight from the president.”
Toward the last portion of the interview, Cross turned to Trump’s handling of the coronavirus. But when LeVell started his defense of the president, using the racist term “China infection” for COVID-19 that Trump himself typically utilizes, the host blasted him.
Cross: You can’t sit here and anticipate the American people to believe that you think that this president has actually managed this infection well. Exists anything that you think Donald Trump could have done in a different way? And if so, what is that?
LeVell: We as the nation, Tiffany, we have done a magnificent task and a fantastic task combating this China infection that has taken control of our economy.
Cross: So, I simply desire to correct you. You lead the diversity coalition and you’re calling, you’re using these racist terms like the China infection.
Levell protected himself by repeating “that’s where it came from.” To which Cross responded, “However I would no faster say you have the MAGA infection than I would call this the China infection.”
“That’s outrageous,” Cross continued. “And somebody leading the diversity coalition ought to know that’s clearly offensive to the Asian-American members of this community. It appears like an easy thing to not do as the head of the variety union.”
Cross ended the interview with an expression of exasperation that, unfortunately, too lots of Americans can associate with.
. @TiffanyDCross provides a masterclass on how to talk to a Trump sycophant pic.twitter.com/3ksFDKnHx4