Radio host and podcaster Charlamagne Tha God has noted how surprising it is that leftists have suddenly stopped labeling Donald Trump a “fascist” and a “threat to democracy” since his decisive victory in Tuesday’s election.
During his “The Breakfast Club” show on Friday, the radio host and podcaster blasted liberals for their unexpected “optimism” in their post-election comments, questioning their insincerity towards President Trump and their claim that he’s a “threat to democracy.”
“I will say this: I’m glad everybody’s having a sense of optimism because the reality is we have no choice, because we’re here now,” he said on Friday. “Donald J. Trump is going to be the 47th president of the United States of America, like it or not, and we all hope for the best for this country. That’s all we can do.”
However, something struck him as odd.
“But don’t y’all find it strange that now that he’s won, they’re not calling him a threat to democracy?” he asked. “They’re not calling him a fascist … I would think that, if you really believe that, then somebody’s speech would be about how America effed up and how things are about to be really bad. It just makes you wonder how much of it did they really believe, or how much of it was just politics. That’s all.”
However, Charlamagne stopped short of expressing any regret for his own use of similar rhetoric in the past.
The radio personality was among the most vocal critics labeling Trump a “threat to democracy,” a claim he first embraced publicly last May during a press conference supporting Joe Biden’s struggling re-election campaign.
“Let the record show, I totally agree with Robert De Niro. I am one of the people who suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome,” Charlamagne told Fox News at the time. “I think he is a threat to democracy.”
In addition to these remarks, the outspoken broadcaster labeled Trump a “bigot” and broadly characterized his supporters as “white supremacists.” Yet, despite these accusations, the election results demonstrated a notable increase in Trump’s support across nearly all minority voter groups.
