MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan calls out Republicans for supporting 'fascistic' future PM of Italy
On The Mehdi Hasan Show Sunday, Hasan called out members of the GOP for congratulating Giorgia Meloni, who will soon become Italy’s first female prime minister. Meloni is a member of the party formed by supporters of former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
“Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right Neo-fascist Brothers of Italy Party, is poised to become that country’s next prime minister,” Hasan said, “and Republicans here in the U.S. have been falling over themselves to congratulate her on her win, and identify themselves with the Neo-fascist.”
Among others, Hasan called out Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who retweeted a video of Meloni decrying “financial speculators.”
“When an old speech of Meloni’s decrying financial speculators, yes, financial speculators, I think we all know who she’s referring to right there, went viral in right-wing circles,” Hasan said, “Republican Senator Ted Cruz tweeted, ’Spectacular.’ Even though his own wife is a managing director at what some would say is the grand champion of actual financial speculators, Goldman Sachs.”
Video Transcript
MEHDI HASAN: Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right neofascist brothers of Italy party is poised to become that country's next prime minister. And Republicans here in the US have been falling over themselves to congratulate her on her win and identify themselves with the neo-fascist.
- On the "Mehdi Hasan Show" Sunday, Hasan called out Republicans, like Mike Pompeo and Tom Cotton, for rushing to congratulate Giorgia Meloni, Italy's soon to be first female prime minister. Meloni is a member of a party formed by supporters of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini after his death. Among others, Hasan specifically called out Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
MEHDI HASAN: When an old speech of Meloni decrying financial speculators-- yes, financial speculators. I think we all know who she's referring to that-- went viral in right wing circles, Republican Senator Ted Cruz tweeted, "spectacular."
- Hasan also called out many in the media for choosing to focus on her gender rather than her extreme politics, despite the fact that the Biden administration raised warning flags over Meloni's elections.
MEHDI HASAN: What's been so depressing is to see so much of the, quote unquote, "liberal media", the mainstream media, the MSM giving a pass to Meloni or playing down her and her party's fascist roots, focusing more on the fact that she's female and less on the fact that she's, you know, fascistic.
