MSNBC host argues GOP only plays to ‘white, male, cisgender, heterosexual’ constituents

MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart appeared to name rising state GOP leaders bigots for latest payments that focused progressive points on Friday’s “PBS Newshour.”

Capehart appeared together with his fellow Washington Publish columnist Gary Abernathy to debate each the continuing Russian invasion of Ukraine and home points, resembling rising fuel costs. One other problem introduced up by host Judy Woodruff included the Florida invoice handed on Tuesday that has been falsely labeled the “Don’t Say Homosexual” invoice by Democrats and the media.

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Capehart continued to push the inaccurate title, calling the Gov. Ron DeSantis-backed invoice “horrendous” and “hideous.” 

 “The ‘Don’t Say Homosexual’ invoice goes to harm LGBTQ children and their households,” Capehart mentioned.

The invoice, formally named Parental Rights in Training, doesn’t particularly reference the phrase “homosexual,” however as an alternative bans faculty staff or third events from giving classroom instruction on “sexual orientation” or “gender identification” for college kids in kindergarten by means of third grade.

Nonetheless, Capehart used the invoice, in addition to the Cease W.O.Ok.E. Act additionally pushed by DeSantis and different Republican payments, to say that Republicans solely help white, male, cisgender, and heterosexual voters.

“They speak quite a bit about freedom and selection and issues like that for his or her constituents, however fairly actually if their constituents aren’t white, male, cisgender, heterosexual — it looks like they don’t have any room for anybody like that of their states,” Capehart mentioned. 

Demonstrators protest contained in the Florida State Capitol, Monday, March 7, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla. 
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Abernathy agreed with Capehart’s sentiment, but additionally defined the invoice’s precise contents, warning critics to not push too onerous towards them.

“I believe the critics must be a little bit cautious to not push again too onerous to make it appear to be they suppose that kindergarten by means of third graders needs to be discussing these points when most individuals suppose that they need to be discussing what I name the 4 R’s: studying, writing, arithmetic, and recess,” Abernathy responded.

Abernathy’s feedback echoed DeSantis press secretary Christina Pushaw, who advised Fox Information Digital, “The truth that so many company media retailers are utilizing the completely false ‘Don’t say homosexual’ branding — a Democrat epithet for the parental rights invoice — simply proves they can’t defend their precise place.”

Capehart additionally commented on Individuals’ apprehension over rising fuel costs, attacking Republicans for “pouncing” on President Biden. 

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“The American persons are at all times going responsible the president when fuel costs go up, so it is smart that Republicans would pounce on President Biden and attempt to make him the rationale and put the blame on him for what’s taking place,” Capehart mentioned.

Citing latest polls, he emphasised that most individuals are fantastic with paying greater costs to combat again towards Russia.

Signage with gasoline costs at a Shell fuel station in Hercules, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. 
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“Personally, I’m more than pleased to pay greater fuel costs, to pay extra on the shops if it’s due to the actions taken by america and by its allies to carry Putin accountable,” Capehart mentioned.

Abernathy agreed, although he famous that fuel costs have been already growing again in November.

Fox Information’ Joseph Wulfsohn additionally contributed to this report.