Rep. Byron Donalds unleashes on CNBC host after he says 'vitriol' not a feature at Harris rallies

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., fought pinch CNBC's "Squawk Box" co-host Andrew Sorkin, aft nan journalist pressed nan congressman connected backlash to a comedian's jokes astatine erstwhile President Trump's Madison Square Garden rally connected Sunday.

Trump drew thousands of supporters and precocious floor plan speakers astatine nan New York City rally, but media headlines called nan arena "racist" aft 1 impermanent speaker, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, joked that Puerto Rico was a "floating land of garbage."

The Trump run distanced itself from nan comedian's remarks, saying nan joke "does not bespeak nan views of President Trump aliases nan campaign."

Donalds, who said astatine nan rally, besides disavowed nan remark erstwhile confronted connected CNBC connected Monday. He went connected to opportunity nan media was "fearmongering" alternatively than talking astir nan "facts and substance" successful different speeches astatine nan rally. 

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., defended erstwhile President Trump against media headlines accusing him of starring a "racist" rally astatine Madison Square Garden connected Sunday. (CNBC/Screenshot)

But a conflict ensued aft Sorkin claimed that this benignant of "vitriol" wouldn't beryllium seen astatine a rally for Vice President Kamal Harris.

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Sorkin based on that immoderate voters who support Trump's policies won't ballot for him because of comments for illustration these, drafting a opposition to rallies for Harris.

"The logic that they don’t want to ballot for Trump is because they see, either successful his characteristic aliases nan group who look to support him, look to beryllium engaged successful that aliases consenting to prosecute successful that, right?" Sorkin told Donalds. "Because what you don’t see, you don’t spell to different rallies for Harris aliases spot successful a Harris rally that benignant of vitriol."

"You don’t?" Donalds asked successful disbelief.

"I don’t deliberation you do," Sorkin said.

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) speaks anterior to Republican statesmanlike nominee, erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump taking nan shape astatine a run rally astatine Madison Square Garden connected October 27, 2024, successful New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

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"Kamala Harris spends half her clip talking astir her rival arsenic Hitler, aft there've been attempts connected his life, not erstwhile but twice," Donalds said.

"She's doing it correct now. Every Democrat charismatic astatine these rallies refers to him arsenic Adolf Hitler. You sewage Hillary Clinton moving astir location hawking her book that cipher wants to buy, frankly, and she’s talking astir how this is akin to 1939. Are you retired of your mind? You want to talk astir rhetoric? Let's compare," he added.

Donalds went connected to opportunity that "the existent joke successful America" was nan Biden-Harris administration's "terrible policies" connected nan system and migration that Puerto Ricans besides person to unrecorded under.

Voters make selections astatine their voting booths wrong an early voting tract connected October 17, 2024, successful Hendersonville, North Carolina. Several counties effected by Hurricane Helene saw a ample turnout of residents for nan first time of early voting successful Western North Carolina.  (Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)

On Sunday, MSNBC besides aired a conception comparing Trump's rally successful Madison Square Garden to a Nazi rally astatine nan aforesaid location successful 1939.

Harris called her GOP rival a "fascist" during a CNN municipality hallway past week, and connected societal media. 

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