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Joy Reid is schooled by critical race theory critic whom she refused to let speak | New York Post
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1:23Now PlayingSo much for those “White Man Demands.”
After accepting Manhattan Institute senior fellow Christopher Rufo’s requests via Twitter to appear on her MSNBC show, host Joy Reid declined to engage in a debate on the topic of critical race theory — resorting instead to constant interruption and insults, insisting, “it’s my show … so it’s how I want to do it.”
The host of “The ReidOut” — who initially called Rufo’s tweeted requests for a debate “a weirdly aggressive way to get yourself on TV” — began the interview Wednesday evening by addressing their online spat, calling Twitter a “hyperbole zone” before asking why he deserved to be on her program.
“But I just want to just get to a couple of little factual things,” Reid said before asking a series of questions about Rufo’s qualifications to debate critical race theory at all.
“Why would I need courage to have you on? Are you, like, an expert in race or racial history? Are you a lawyer? Are you a legal scholar? Is that part of your background?”
Rufo, given the opportunity to speak for the first time, replied by saying, “Yes, I’m a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, where I’m running their initiative on critical race theory. And the reason that I reached out on Twitter to you — and I appreciate you having me on — [is that] I enjoy this kind of cross-partisan dialogue.”
The Manhattan Institute is a center-right think tank, not a hardline political group.
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