Cenk Uygur
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RNC Speaker: Obama Is A Muslim
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July 20, 2016
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7:51Now PlayingAntonio Sábato Jr. was interviewed at the RNC and trotted out the same old right wing theories about Obama's faith. Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz (What The Flick?), Ana Kasparian, and John Iadarola (ThinkTank), hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"Shortly after soap opera actor Antonio Sábato Jr. delivered a speech praising Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention, he espoused a favorite right-wing conspiracy theory: that President Barack Obama is secretly a Muslim who was born in the Middle East...
“First of all, I don’t believe the guy is a Christian,” he said. “If you understand Obama, that’s not a Christian name, is it?”
ABC’s Amna Nawaz pressed the model-actor by saying Obama regularly attends church services.
“No, he doesn’t. No, he does not. Actually, he does not attend church,” Sábato said. “He actually has never talked about Jesus Christ once. I’ve met a lot of Christians, I know Christians. I am one, and I don’t believe he is.”
Asked again why he doubts Obama’s religious faith, Sábato said, “It’s in my heart. I just see it for what it is. I believe that he’s on the other side.””*
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Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, John Iadarola, Ana Kasparian
Cast: Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, John Iadarola, Ana Kasparian
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