‘Welp’: Democrats’ Comments Resurface After Jussie Smollett Found Guilty of Falsely Reporting Hate Crime
The comments by Democrats made in defense of Jussie Smollett when he alleged an attack are resurfacing after the actor was found guilty on five of six counts in his trial. In January of 2019, in response to an article…
The comments by Democrats made in defense of Jussie Smollett when he alleged an attack are resurfacing after the actor was found guilty on five of six counts in his trial.
In January of 2019, in response to an article noting Smollett was “hospitalized in Chicago after a possible homophobic and racially charged attack,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) argued in response, “There is no such thing as ‘racially charged.'”
She added, “This attack was not ‘possibly homophobic,” declaring, “It was a racist and homophobic attack.”
Other Democrats also weighed on the alleged attack, including President Joe Biden, who declared, “We are with you Jussie Smollett.” Vice President Kamala Harris called it an “attempted modern day lynching.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) also called it a “racist, homophobic attack,” in a since-deleted tweet.
“Welp,” conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro tweeted along with screenshots of tweets.