MSNBC’s Cross: ‘It’s a War, and Everybody Needs to Pick Up a Weapon’

Liberals like to accuse conservatives of scary violence with their rhetoric.

However on her MSNBC present on Saturday morning, MSNBC host Tiffany Cross not solely described present political disagreements as a “battle,” however she exhorted her fellow liberals: “everyone wants to select up a weapon and become involved.”

“Decide up a weapon and become involved?” Think about if a conservative politician or pundit had stated that! There could be fast requires the offender to resign or be fired, and maybe to be prosecuted on fees of inciting violence. Donald Trump was impeached over the January 6 riot with out ever having stated something that express.

Cross had as a visitor Democrat state consultant Jasmine Crockett, who’s working for Congress in a crowded discipline of Democrats making an attempt to succeed retiring Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson in Dallas. Satirically, Cross led off by questioning “How will we as a rustic defend this democracy when these of us do not like the result of the subsequent election,” when Biden and the Democrats at the moment are overtly suggesting that they do not belief the result of the subsequent election.

The MSNBC host warned that was “the place they’ve partisan ballot watchers, an open-carry state. It is a very fragile state of affairs that we’re in proper now.” That image of armed election judges is inflammatory, and never correct. A invoice signed by Gov. Greg Abbott in September doesn’t allow carrying weapons in polling locations. 

Crockett declared that the battle towards Republicans for election integrity, and many others., is a “battle.” Cross did not merely agree, she upped the ante by a mile: “It’s a battle, it’s certainly a battle. And I’ve to say, they’ve gained some battles, Jasmine, however we now have to maintain our eye on the battle. And everyone wants to select up a weapon and become involved as a result of that is for the security and lasting of the nation.”

These metaphors match Crockett’s Twitter page, emblazoned with the phrases “PASSING THE TORCH. FUELING THE FIRE.” 

PS: As Mediaite famous approvingly, Cross then mocked Republicans as horror-movie serial killers. “We’ve to speak about Freddy vs. Jason, and that’s, in fact, DeSantis v. Trump in 2024. It is extremely horrifying to see how obnoxious these two males compete with one another, and DeSantis goes out of his option to enchantment, like, ‘No, I’m the larger racist.'”

MSNBC host Tiffany Cross calling on her liberal allies to “decide up a weapon” was sponsored partly by Climate Tech and Walmart.

MSNBC
The Cross Connection
1/22/22
10:59 am ET

TIFFANY CROSS: How will we as a rustic defend this democracy when these of us do not like the result of the subsequent election, and Jasmine, you recognize, you are working for congress in Texas the place this can be a drawback, the place they’ve partisan ballot watchers, an open-carry state. It is a very fragile state of affairs that we’re in proper now. 

What’s your message to the folks that you just’re working to symbolize? And what’s your message to our viewers at present?

JASMINE CROCKETT: Completely. To start with, it is nice to be with all of you, it is nice to see you, Tiffany. One of many issues I believe we’re actually not speaking about, and I believe you began to the touch on it for a fast second, with the function that black girls play in democracy. 

So there is a larger story that I believe is brewing, and that’s that black girls have constantly fought for our democracy on each single degree, whether or not it was within the streets, whether or not it was within the halls of capitols, whether or not they’re state capitols or the US Capitol, and even because it pertains to having the ability to prosecute. 

And I believe that black girls will proceed to battle for our democracy. And that is precisely what I plan to do. I do not plan to surrender. I do know that I would not be right here however for people who fought earlier than me, so I will proceed this battle. We won’t let up. If we are saying we have been defeated, then they’ve gained. This can be a battle. This is not a battle, and we completely will win this battle.

CROSS: It’s a battle, it’s certainly a battle. And I’ve to say, they’ve gained some battles, Jasmine, however we now have to maintain our eye on the battle. And everyone wants to select up a weapon and become involved as a result of that is for the security and lasting of the nation.