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Charlamagne tha God called out Jake Tapper over a question about Vice President Kamala Harris during an interview.
In a live interview, Charlamagne tha God took CNN correspondent Jake Tapper to task over a question about the vice president and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Tapper asked him if America was ready to elect a former prosecutor to the presidency. “Jake, I don’t even know if that’s the right question, asking if America is ready for a prosecutor,” The Breakfast Club co-host said. “I mean, is America ready for somebody with all of the criminal charges that Donald Trump has? Most convicted felons can’t even get those kinds of jobs that Donald Trump is currently campaigning for. They can get better jobs at McDonald’s and Walmart.”
Charlamagne, who was joined by activist and writer Angela Rye, continued: “It’s weird to have to say, ‘Is America ready for a prosecutor?’ No, is America ready to elect a criminal?” Later on in the interview, Tapper read a quote concerning lying from the media personality’s book Get Honest or Die Lying and asked Charlamagne about how it ties into the “political rollercoaster” of the past few weeks. “I think the media lied to themselves for a week,” he said, referencing how outlets had called for the political rhetoric to be toned down in the wake of the attempt on Donald Trump’s life in Pennsylvania.
“I think CNN lied to themselves for a week. I think MSNBC lied to themselves for a week. And I want folks, especially the media, to understand you don’t have to willfully surrender to fascism.” He added, “You can’t talk about Trump without telling the truth. He absolutely led an attempted coup of this country. His followers were chanting, ‘Hang Mike Pence.’ [Trump] did suggest that Second Amendment supporters do something about Hillary Clinton. You can’t even begin to have conversations about dangerous rhetoric that leads to political violence without talking about Trump.”
Charlamagne tha God also stated that he was supporting Vice President Harris in her presidential run, saying that he had been reluctant to support President Joe Biden for reelection. The galvanizing of support for Harris has been remarkable, with Zoom calls held by organizations led by Black women and Black men in support of her campaign raising close to $3 million. This was part of a historic effort that saw the campaign rake in $81 million over 24 hours.
