Ramaswamy Calls Progressives 'Grand Wizards Of The Modern KKK'

Vivek Ramaswamy doubled down on his hateful assertion that Rep. Ayanna Pressley and author Ibram X. Kendi are akin to “grand wizards of the modern KKK," during an interview on CNN this Sunday.

Ramaswamy originally made the remarks during a campaign event in Iowa this Friday, where he first tried to downplay white supremacy when he responded to a question about whether he'd ever experienced racism by saying that he was "sure that boogeyman white supremacist exists somewhere in America, I've just never met him," before proceeding to accuse liberals of some "sort of new Neo racism."

Then came the attacks on Pressley, Kendi and other progressives:

“The greatest racism I’ve experienced ― and I have experienced racism ― comes from the modern left at a scale unimaginable,” said the GOP candidate, who is the son of Indian immigrants. “Because I think they feel a sense of betrayal, saying that, ‘You’re not speaking in the tone that you’re supposed to.’”

“So the other side will gaslight you when you’re saying this stuff, ‘Oh, you’re just making that stuff up,’” added Ramaswamy, emphasizing that he was citing specific quotations. “These are the words of the modern Grand Wizards of the modern KKK.”

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