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Tom Emmer Calls Democrats 'Communists' in ABC Debate
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer accuses Democrats of being 'communists' during heated ABC exchange.
In brief
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer accuses Democrats of being 'communists' during heated ABC exchange. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer claims Democratic candidates are 'communists, Marxists and anarchists' during a heated debate with ABC's Jon Karl. Originally reported by Fox News.
Tom Emmer and Jon Karl clash
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., pushed back against ABC's "This Week" host Jon Karl after he insisted there aren’t a lot of communists on the ballot.
“there aren’t a lot of communists on the ballot”
Emmer criticizes gas prices
Emmer said $4 gas and $6 diesel are entirely unacceptable and that Republicans agree but it’s not enough to vote for communists.
“i would say this on that $4 gas $6 diesel entirely unacceptable”
Karl responds to Emmer
Karl replied most democrats wouldn’t say they’re communists so there aren’t a lot of communists on the ballot in these midterms.
“so there aren’t a lot of communists on the ballot in these midterms”
Emmer calls Democrats socialists
Emmer interrupted saying they are communists and marxists and that they want to defund police prisons and government-only health care.
“they want to defund the police they want to defund prisons they want government-only health care”
Emmer criticizes media reporting
Emmer accused media of misreporting inflation and gas prices under Biden versus Trump with lower prices under Trump.
“i hate to point the finger at you and the other journalists but have you reported that under joe biden the average was over $5 a gallon”
Emmer names socialist candidates
Emmer identified democratic socialists of america-backed candidates as anti-American and accused them of supporting terrorists and toxic masculinity.
“these people are anti american more than anything else”
In short
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer claims Democratic candidates are 'communists, Marxists and anarchists' during a heated debate with ABC's Jon Karl.
