Russert All But Offers Land Acknowledgment in Defending California

MS NOW’s co-host Luke Russert questioned the names on California voter lists during Tuesday’s The Weeknight, and did all but offer a land acknowledgment in emphasizing the state’s Hispanic roots and past as past of Mexico.

In anticipation of California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla’s comments on Trump’s preparation for the upcoming midterm elections, Russert used the DOJ’s compilation of names connected to potential voter fraud in the state to assume racially motivated attacks.

Co-host Michael Steele claimed California would resist the DOJ’s attempts to turn over voter records. This led to Russert’s question: “...What names are on that list?”

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