Vernon Jones, a Republican former state representative from Georgia, made controversial comments about MSNBC hosts Rachel Maddow and Joy Reid on Newsmax’s Eric Bolling: The Balance.
Jones attacked their appearance and made personal remarks, with Bolling also criticizing their inclusion in MSNBC’s political coverage.
The segment occurred amid conservative backlash over MSNBC’s decision not to air former President Donald Trump’s Iowa victory speech.
“You look at Rachel Maddow, she always bashing white men, but she wants to look like a man,” Jones said.
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“You have Joy Reid on there who’s literally having a race rant against white Christians. What is wrong with them being Christians? And they happen to be white. As a matter of fact, her hair is whiter than those Christians,” Jones added.
Jones has a history of making controversial statements, including denying comparisons between the Black civil rights movement and LGBTQ+ rights, which received widespread criticism.
“Civil rights for Blacks and gay rights for gays are two different things,” Jones said in 2022.
