Democratic strategist Keith Boykin refused to let Rep. Byron Donalds repeated lie to defend Trump after the Florida lawmaker claimed the former guy didn’t call for a day of violence and crime is massively up in the country.
CNN host Abby Phillips played a clip of Trump espousing violence during a rally and asked,”how is that not violent rhetoric?”
Donalds refused to answer the question trying to change the topic. He then claimed that crime was “massively up” in the country, which is another lie. Enter Keith Boykin.
DONALDS: We have to acknowledge the reality going on in every city in America.
BOYKIN: Not answering the question. Not answering the question.
DONALDS: That is answering the question, because the reality in America. Hold on, Keith. The reality in America is that crime is massively up.
BOYKIN: Crime is not massively up! That’s a lie!
You’re lying, Congressman.
You’re lying.
DONALDS: We already know that there are cities…
BOYKIN: Crime The FBI just released data this week that crime is going down. You already… you already know that…
Oh, my God, why do you…
Abby, why do you let this man lie on your national television like this?
DONALDS: I’m not lying. I’m telling you the exact truth. You may not want to…You may not want to…
No, I am not, because you’re lying to the American people now. And so I want to be respectful of what you’re trying to say.
PHILLIPS: Congressman, hang on a second.
