On CNBC, Rob Reiner Stands By 'Strain of Racism' Charge on Trump's Base

Matthew Balan | May 5, 2016
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[More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.]

On the 5 May 2016 edition of CNBC's Closing Bell, Rob Reiner repeated his charge that Donald Trump's supporters are "not all racists, but there is a strain there." Host Bill Griffeth wondered, "Don't you think just people are angry — they're angry at Washington; they're angry at their boss?" Instead of immediately pointing to "racism," Reiner admitted that "there is a big chunk of Trump supporters who are very upset at the income inequality." However, he added that "there is a strain of racism that's there — because when you go to the Sanders rallies, there are no racists at those rallies!"

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