Cuomo: Trump Targets 'The Squad' Because 'They're Muslim and Brown'

The "Great Debate" on Monday's edition of Cuomo Prime Time focused on "the Squad" and Israel's decision to bar them from entry because of their support for BDS. Republican Strategist Patrick Griffin contended that President Trump "should go play the lottery" because "the fact that he has been able to draw these two women, these four women, if you will, and has been able to paint them as the progressive leftist left of the Democratic Party, the guy should play the lottery." At this point, Cuomo interrupted and asked "Why is it lucky...that they're Muslim and brown?" After Cuomo said "that's the only thing that seems obvious to me," Griffin schooled him on the real reason: "the far-left leaning things that these folks stand for are not going to work in swing states in this country." Cuomo also pushed back on the idea that President Trump is an ally of Jewish Americans: "he didn't mention the guy who tried to run down a bunch of Jewish people over the weekend. He's downplayed the threat of white nationalism. He says it's not a big deal, even though those are the people going after Jewish people in this country most, and doing the most murdering. And he backed off gun control, which is something that would be relevant, if you are being hunted by haters; like Jewish people are."