The GOP presidential candidate stood by his remarks on Sunday comparing Representative Ayanna Pressley to the Ku Klux Klan.
Bash, however, pointed out that the KKK was not just about the use of language.
According to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People , there were at least 4,743 lynchings in the United States from 1882 to 1968, many of which were conducted by members of the KKK. The organization fought against rights for Black people, including the right to vote, integrated schools and anti-discrimination policies. Despite Ramaswamy's comparison, Pressley has not advocated for any of these policies.
"That is a debate that is based on non-violent discussion that you just said. What you just said, you're using rhetoric. What she said, she's using rhetoric. That's one thing, and another thing is to say that she represents, and that she is a modern version of a KKK, which as you know is dedicated to the subjugation and violence against Black people. How on earth is she a modern grand wizard?" Bash asked.
Ramaswamy responded:"We all agree that the KKK was an awful organization that is a toxic stain in our national history. So given that we can start from that point of agreement, now that allows us to say, 'Well, who actually sounds like that organization today?' The people who are calling for more racial discrimination on the basis of skin color."Meanwhile, Pressley's office responded to his attacks in a fundraising email reported by Politico.
"We typically don't engage in these bad-faith attacks but yesterday a line was crossed. A GOP candidate referred to Ayanna as 'a modern grand wizard of the KKK' because she speaks out against racial injustice. This is backwards and harmful, but that is the point," the email reads.
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