Fox News political analyst Juan Williams sparred with his fellow panelists early Wednesday, blaming Vice President Kamala Harris for her loss on sexism issues.
Republican candidate Donald Trump won the key battleground states of North Carolina, Georgia and Pennsylvania, ultimately holding a healthy lead over Harris. Williams said voters ignored Trump’s actions on January 6, 2021, and voted against Harris because she is a Black woman, leading to a heated debate between him and other panelists. He said it happened.
“Could a white man have done better? Obviously, Trump has defeated two women and now he has defeated a black woman, so there are all these questions. But in my opinion, essentially the U.S. “I think it’s unbelievable, unbelievable, that the person who led the insurrection against President Donald Trump is now back in the Oval Office,” Williams said.
“You have to consider the fact that a lot of people didn’t think it was a riot. They thought it was a riot, but it wasn’t an insurrection. If he had, he probably wouldn’t have won. I think there’s an exaggeration about that day being a threat to democracy, which is part of what happened tonight.” said.
Fox News anchor Bret Baier said the Harris campaign has run several ads about Jan. 6, but polls show voters are more concerned about the economy and immigration. Williams argued that historically high percentages of black and Latino men support Trump, in part because Harris is a woman. (Related: NBC panel asks whether Democratic coup to remove Joe Biden was a good idea)
“That’s what makes us different,” Williams told Baier. “I don’t buy the idea that it’s because of the price of eggs. I’m worried that it was, ‘I’m not going to vote for this woman, or I’m not going to vote for this black woman.’ ”
“Well, that’s not what we see in our data,” Baier said.
Anchor Martha McCollum argued that many black voters who turned to Trump may be dissatisfied and believe that Democrats are “putting immigrants ahead of them,” and Williams said: continued to blame the former president’s victory on male turnout and so-called “white male discontent.” Karl Rove, a Republican political consultant and policy advisor, argued:
“When a black man says, ‘I want everyone to have the opportunity to succeed in this great economy, I want you to prosper more, I want you to have a better life,'” Loeb said. I did. “It’s an appeal to their best instincts. He didn’t say, ‘Vote for me because I’m not a woman, vote for me because I’m a white man.’ It wouldn’t have been able to garner those votes. They were drawn to him because they thought he was a strong, capable leader who would do something about the issues they cared about most. ”
“You’re distorting my comment, but…wait, Carl, wait. I’m not saying that most black men didn’t vote for Donald Trump. I never said that. That’s not true. What I’m saying to you is this brother strategy against white men, which is, “I’m bad, I’m talking about women in the most derogatory way.” The whole concept of, you know, there are guys out there who say, “You know what?” I want to be involved in that too. I want to be the bad guy, and I think they like the Trump image,” Williams said.
Polls showed Trump holding a significant lead among male voters, having appeared on several podcasts that primarily appeal to young male voters, most notably “The Joe Rogan Experience.” The former president has made significant inroads among black and Latino men, along with blue-collar workers, ahead of the 2024 election.
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