ICYMI: Matthews Asks African-American Guest If Tough Campaign Work Was Like ‘Slavery’

Curtis Houck | May 6, 2019
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If you haven’t seen it yet (or just want to watch it again), MSNBC’s Hardball host Chris Matthews ended his week with another gaffe, asking an African-American female guest on Friday’s show if any of the politicians she’s worked for were tough to the point that they “insist[ed] on slavery.”

“My one question to you is, was it like that working for other politicians? You have worked for politicians. Have they — do they all insist — insist on slavery,” Matthews wondered to Center for American Progress campaign director Juanita Tolliver.

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