MSNBC guest claims 'off the charts' criticism of VP Harris on border from left and right is sexist and racist
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MSNBC guest host Zerlina Maxwell and journalist Anushay Hossain slammed critics on both the left and right for criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris on the U.S.-Mexico border crisis, suggesting that such backlash is sexist and racist.
Harris' questionable schedule has given her critics plenty of ammunition regarding her handling of the border crisis. And yet, when Maxwell teed up a question for Houssain on the criticism Harris is fielding, she decided to bring up Harris' race and gender. "So, here is what I want to know, given that immigration is one of the most complex issues we face as a country, a situation where there is no quick fix, is there anything Harris could have said that would not have drawn criticism, as a woman, a person of color and the daughter of immigrants herself, the first ever vice president who isn't a white man, by the way, always remember that. Is Harris being held to a different standard?" Maxwell asked, filling in as guest host for "The Week with Joshua Johnson" on Saturday, reported Newsbusters. "Women and men aren't assessed through the same lens, and that's one thing we have to keep in mind whenever we're talking about the Vice President," Houssain responded, later adding, "But because she is a woman and a woman of color, the level of scrutiny that she is getting from both the left and the right is really off the charts."More Related News