In anticipation of the start of Black History Month on Wednesday, ABC’s The View decried “the downward spiral of black Republicans” and smeared ALL of them as “grifters” that would betray America and their race for “power.” They singled out South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, mocking and ripping his engagement to a white woman and claimed he would choose to placate former President “Trump’s ego” over the Constitution.
They spoke with race baiter and author Clay Cane about his new anti-black Republican book: “The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump.” Moderator and racist, Whoopi Goldberg suggested that since “Black History Month starts tomorrow” Cane’s book “should be required reading.”
Teeing up her guest, Goldberg agreed that “grifters” was “the right word for them.” Cane, a liberal extremist, said he was “so saddened at the direction” black Republicans were going. He went on to argue that black Republicans were providing no benefit to the black community:
And when you think about the original black Republicans, they were the first progressives. They were the ones that pushed Abraham Lincoln into emancipation. They were the ones who forced him into glory. After the Civil War, they are forming communities that will help black folks and poor white folks.
“So, I wanted to examine how did black Republicans go from Frederick Douglass to Clarence Thomas,” he huffed. Without evidence, he asserted that black Republicans would do “anything to get access to power, even if it means demeaning your own community.”
The focal point for most of their racist hatred during the segment was directed at Senator Scott. Co-host Joy Behar, who once claimed Scott didn’t know what it was like to be a black man in America, said it was “horrible to watch” a “strong black man” like him “shamelessly groveling” before Trump.
“I didn't like it at all. And can you explain how -- what happened to him?” she asked Cane. According to Cane, Scott had “gone full-blown down grifter road,” with Behar adding that Scott was “So desperate for the power.”
Behar and Cane then attacked Scott’s recent engagement to a white woman. They mocked how their names rhymed and suggested he only decided to marry her because it was good optics for a shot at being vice president:
BEHAR: And also, this other business that he recently got engaged.
CANE: Ah, Timothy and Mindy. [Laughter]
BEHAR: Timmy and Minnie. That's because he wants the job as VP, right? So, the engagement was a good way to say, “Hey, I'm going to be married. I'm going to be legit. I can be a vice president to Trump.”
CANE: I mean, it's so obvious. It's clear as day that he's saying, “Pick me I want to be the vice presidential pick.”
Cane mocks Scott's engagement to a white woman and claims Scott would betray America for "power at any cost."Whoopi called Scott "a looney tune."
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Sunny Hostin falsely claims he "insulted" her when he was on the show (meanwhile, all they do is insult him). pic.twitter.com/nglOMU8ruN
Last week, staunchly racist and anti-Semitic co-host Sunny Hostin insisted that Scott’s engagement proved he was a puppet of white people.
The conversation took a break with Goldberg calling Scott a “looney tune” for denying that America was inherently racist.
The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read:
ABC’s The View
January 31, 2024
11:37:41 a.m. EasternWHOOPI GOLDBERG: Welcome back. Black History Month starts tomorrow and there’s a new book that should be required reading called The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump.
JOY BEHAR: Wow.
GOLDBERG: Yeah.
SUNNY HOSTIN: Yeah.
GOLDBERG: Please welcome author, Clay Cane.
HOSTIN: Yes.
CLAY CANE: Thank you. Thank you.
BEHAR: Let's hear this.
GOLDBERG: You know, I listened to it, and I was -- it knocked me out so I'm show glad you're here today because you describe the current era of black Republicans as “grifters” and I say that's the right word for them.
HOSTIN: Yeah.
GOLDBERG: But you need to explain to people what you mean when you say it and what made you decide to write this book?
CANE: Well, first and foremost I wrote this book because I care about this country and I've been so saddened at the direction that it's going in under the Republican Party. It really broke my heart.
And when you think about the original black Republicans, they were the first progressives. They were the ones that pushed Abraham Lincoln into emancipation. They were the ones who forced him into glory. After the Civil War they are forming communities that will help black folks and poor white folks.
So, I wanted to examine how did black Republicans go from Frederick Douglass to Clarence Thomas.
HOSTIN: Yeah.
CANE: How did we get here? How did we get here? And so, what I realize is now the current version, they are grifters. And what I mean by that is somebody who is hustling and scheming that will say anything and do anything to get access to power, even if it means demeaning your own community. And in many way, they provide racial cover for the issues in the Republican Party. So, this book is also about the downward spiral of racial politics in the GOP.
(…)
11:42:26 a.m. Eastern
BEHAR: Let's talk about Tim Scott.
CANE: Ah, Tim.
HOSTIN: Yes.
BEHAR: Because we saw him shamelessly groveling the other day, telling Trump that he loves him. It was really kind of – [makes groveling sound]
CANE: “I just love you.”
BEHAR: It was horrible to watch, to tell you the truth, to see a strong black man grovel like that. I was very -- I didn't like it at all. And can you explain how -- what happened to him?
CANE: It's interesting. He exists before and after the Trump era. And he has gone full blown down grifter road.
BEHAR: So desperate for the power.
CANE: Exactly. What's sad about Tim Scott is that I think he knows that if he called out the bigotry in his own party versus endorsing a bigot for president, he knows they would throw him out faster than Liz Cheney.
BEHAR: Probably.
CANE: And being that he knows that, that's why it's a grift because he knows better. He knows better, it's conscious.
BEHAR: It's pathetic to watch.
CANE: Yeah.
BEHAR: And also, this other business that he recently got engaged.
CANE: Ah, Timothy and Mindy. [Laughter]
BEHAR: Timmy and Minnie. That's because he wants the job as VP, right? So, the engagement was a good way to say, “Hey, I'm going to be married. I'm going to be legit. I can be a vice president to Trump.”
CANE: I mean, it's so obvious. It's clear as day that he's saying, “pick me I want to be the vice presidential pick.” But what scares me is that, if for some reason he was, Tim Scott, I believe, would show Trump the loyalty that Mike Pence didn't.
GOLDBERG: Did not. That’s right.
CANE: And if Tim Scott had to choose between the Constitution and Trump's ego, what do you think he's going to choose?
BEHAR: What is the matter with him? What is the matter?
CANE: Access to power at any cost.
SARA HAINES: Mike Pence actually looks better right now. I didn’t even think about that.
HOSTIN: He’s a grifter.
CANE: And let's not forget he voted against the Voting Rights Act, gutted the George Floyd Policing Act, came on this very show and denied systemic racism.
HOSTIN: Insulted me. Yes, he did. Yes, he did.
GOLDBERG: I was here too.
HOSTIN: You came behind me and we both looked at him like he was crazy.
GOLDBERG: He was a looney tune.
CANE: [Laughter]
(…)
