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Back in May and June, NewsBusters reported on how CNN personalities Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon had strongly encouraged violence in the streets in support of the Marxist, Black Lives Matter organization. But with the 2020 election in just a couple of months, the duo was fearful of riots helping President Trump get reelected. “Chris, as you know and I know it's showing up in the polling,” Lemon warned as their Republican National Convention coverage moved into the wee hours of Wednesday.
While this piece was being written, the radical violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin took a bloody turn after rioters apparently chased down an armed citizen and he defended himself, shooting his assailants. That’s according to on-the-ground reporting from Town Hall’s Julio Rosas.
After denouncing the RNC as a sham explanation of where the GOP stood, Cuomo was the first to share his concerns about the rioting. “You have COVID, and then you have Kenosha. Don. And what's happening in Wisconsin, it's a Rorschach test for where this country is and I think it probably represents the biggest threat to the Democratic cause,” he told Lemon.
Lemon concurred and complained that it was “a blind spot for Democrats.” Adding: “I think Democrats are ignoring this problem or hoping that it will go away and it's not going to go away.”
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