On Thursday’s New Day, CNN co-host John Berman demonstrated during his interview with Representative Lauren Underwood (D-IL) that CNN is taking its marching orders from the far-left by describing attacks on Kamala Harris as racist and sexist. After playing one of President Trump's criticisms of Harris, Berman asked Underwood “When you hear that, what bells go off?”
The host collaborated with his fellow Democrat to put up a protective shield around Harris:
BERMAN: It's been interesting to see how the President has reacted to the selection because he hasn't really talked about Senator Harris on issues of substance. He's gone after her for being mean, being nasty, things like that -- labels that he typically reserves almost exclusively to women….My God, that was -- you know, 12 seconds he used the word mad and angry four or five times. When you hear that, what bells go off?
UNDERWOOD: Well, we’ve heard the President rely on, you know, racial stereotypes. He certainly brought out this nasty characterization for women in the past.
It is now automatically racist and sexist if you criticize a woman of color, especially if she's a Democrat running for vice president.
Berman then schemed with Underwood to create Democratic campaign talking points:
BERMAN: I'm wondering if that's the advice you would give to the Biden/Harris campaign and other Democrats, or you and your own race, which is instead of necessarily delving into the sexist, racist types of way that the President addresses this, just turn around and say, pandemic, say 1,500 people died in the last 24 hours.
UNDERWOOD: Well, you know what? Here's -- the facts are in every community across this country, people are surrounded by challenge. They're surrounded by loss and surrounded by death. Here in the Midwest where I live, you know, we have seen this virus over the last several months claim thousands of lives in our community. This is not an "other people problem". It is very near to our experience. And so when we have the President constantly trying to deflect blame, trying to shirk his responsibility, and unwilling to come to the negotiating table and deliver for the American people, I think that we have nowhere else to turn but to COVID and say, Mr. President, will you please help us out? Mr. President, will you please do your job? And if you won't step out of the way and let the people who are serious about governing, do the work.
Ah yes, because it’s Trump’s fault that eight of the 10 states leading in COVID deaths are run by Democrats. It’s not due to incompetent Democratic governors such as New York’s Andrew Cuomo, who is responsible for as many as 12,000 deaths due to sending recovering COVID patients to nursing homes.
The Democratic hack continued the race baiting by labeling Trump’s new housing policy, which undid onerous Obama era regulations, racist:
BERMAN: And this is the type of place the President has also been talking a lot about in, you know, barely -- I say coded, it's not coded at all. He uses the term suburban housewives are nervous about low income housing. When you hear that, what do you hear?
UNDERWOOD: Well, he's trying to divide us from our neighbors. But here in my community, our neighbors are trusted people of our community. They are not our enemies. We are not scared of our neighbors and we certainly are not rejecting diversity.
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Read the full August 13th transcript here:
CNN New Day
08/13/20
8:16 AM ET
JOHN BERMAN: Senator Kamala Harris placing the blame for the coronavirus response squarely on President Trump, and laying out the case of the Biden/Harris ticket can turn things around. Joining me now Democratic Congresswoman Lauren Underwood. Congresswoman, thank you so much for being with us today. I want to ask you about the Kamala Harris selection, because I was struck by an op-ed that Donna Edwards, a former member of Congress -- former African- American member of Congress from Maryland, she wrote this morning. She said: “I thought it didn't matter whether or not Biden picked a woman of color for the ticket until it did. Now I can say out loud that Senator Kamala D. Harris, a black woman, a woman of color, a daughter of immigrants, is former Vice President Joe Biden's choice to help him rid the White House of Donald Trump and build a better future. And it feels awfully good to say.” I wonder how it hit you -- if you had similar feelings?
REP. LAUREN UNDERWOOD (D-IL): Oh, I sure did. There was a joy that was deep down in my spirit that just erupted. I couldn't wipe the smile off my face. I’ve had a chance to get to know Senator Harris through our work on maternal health in the Congress and she is fearless. She is tough. She's a visionary and she is ready to lead our country forward.
BERMAN: It's been interesting to see how the President has reacted to the selection because he hasn't really talked about Senator Harris on issues of substance. He's gone after her for being mean, being nasty, things like that -- labels that he typically reserves almost exclusively to women. I want you to hear one of the things he said this morning.
(Cuts to video)
DONALD TRUMP: And now you have sort of a mad woman, I -- I call her, because she was so angry and so -- such hatred with Justice Kavanaugh. I mean, I’ve never seen anything like it. She was the angriest of the group and they were all angry.
(Cuts to live)
BERMAN: My God, that was -- you know, 12 seconds he used the word mad and angry four or five times. When you hear that, what bells go off?
UNDERWOOD: Well, we’ve heard the President rely on, you know, racial stereotypes. He certainly brought out this nasty characterization for women in the past. But at the end of the day, Donald Trump knows that he's losing the American people, he's losing the popularity as we continue to see this virus rage across our communities, record high unemployment. And, you know, the American people want a source of hope. They're looking for a plan and someone who's willing to do their job and lead our country during a time of tremendous challenge. Obviously, the President has really struggled to step up to the task after many, many, many chances and so, now, we have great leaders in Joe Biden and in Kamala Harris who are focused and who are ready and who are stepping up.
BERMAN: I'm curious about how you respond to that question. I'm wondering if that's the advice you would give to the Biden/Harris campaign and other Democrats, or you and your own race, which is instead of necessarily delving into the sexist, racist types of way that the President addresses this, just turn around and say, pandemic, say 1,500 people died in the last 24 hours.
UNDERWOOD: Well, you know what? Here's -- the facts are in every community across this country, people are surrounded by challenge. They're surrounded by loss and surrounded by death. Here in the Midwest where I live, you know, we have seen this virus over the last several months claim thousands of lives in our community. This is not an "other people problem". It is very near to our experience. And so when we have the President constantly trying to deflect blame, trying to shirk his responsibility, and unwilling to come to the negotiating table and deliver for the American people, I think that we have nowhere else to turn but to COVID and say, Mr. President, will you please help us out? Mr. President, will you please do your job? And if you won't step out of the way and let the people who are serious about governing, do the work.
BERMAN: You are, of course, a -- a medical worker who worked at HHS. You have firsthand experience in this. You did just talk about there to a certain extent the stimulus talks which have all but fallen apart. You're -- you’re a freshman member of Congress, you're facing re-election --UNDERWOOD: Yeah.
BERMAN: -- which means that it's tougher for you to get re-elected just by definition, if you look at the numbers in other people. How does it affect your race that Congress and the President haven't been able to sit down? Do you want Democratic leaders to go the extra mile to try to make something work?
UNDERWOOD: Well, you know, in these negotiations, Speaker Pelosi has been very firm, saying, meet us at the middle. We are willing to drop our package and cut some -- some spending if they would be willing to add an additional trillion dollars of spending. And the issues that we're talking about are issues that are essential to the American people. The people American are hungry. Food insecurity is rampant. In our bill, we have over $60 billion to meet this need. You know, one in five American families are experiencing hunger right now. And the Republican plan offered just a couple hundred thousand dollars to address the need across the country, insignificant -- insufficient. And -- and so, you know, when I think about the continued delays in processing COVID tests, the complete lack of funding for treatment in this country, and the way that the administration has not solved this problem with controlling the virus in our communities, we know that we need to come to a solution. We need to come to an agreement quickly. I think that the talks will continue. I am very optimistic that we will come to a solution, come to a deal and I will be back in Washington soon to vote on a package. But the sense of urgency that we feel here in the Midwest is -- is very high.
BERMAN: You know, it strikes me, I -- this just occurred to me, you represent a suburban Chicago district, right? Naperville.UNDERWOOD: Yes sir.
BERMAN: And this is the type of place the President has also been talking a lot about in, you know, barely -- I say coded, it's not coded at all. He uses the term suburban housewives are nervous about low income housing. When you hear that, what do you hear?
UNDERWOOD: Well, he's trying to divide us from our neighbors. But here in my community, our neighbors are trusted people of our community. They are not our enemies. We are not scared of our neighbors and we certainly are not rejecting diversity. You know, the Midwest, suburban communities like mine, this is where the 2020 elections will play out and Donald Trump is losing. You know, he won my district in 2016 by four points. And in this election in 2020, my congressional race isn't about him at all. And so, you know, I am optimistic, I am hopeful that, you know, in 82, 81 days, whatever it is, until Election Day, we're going to have change at the top of the ticket.
