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Liberals have been busy eating their own words when it comes to their defense of convicted felon Jussie Smollett.
Countless Democrats and liberal celebrities defended Smollett in January 2019 when he faked a hate crime and made a false police report.
“We are with you, Jussie,” Joe Biden wrote to Twitter. Vice President Kamala Harris said Smollett is “one of the kindest, most gentle human beings,” and added that “this was an attempted modern day lynching.”
MSNBC’s Al Sharpton said the “hate crime” was “despicable and outrageous,” adding that “the guilty must face the maximum.”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Lori Lightfoot, Maxine Waters, Cory Booker, Bernie Sanders, Rashida Tlaib, MSNBC’s Joy Reid, and Democrat Eric Swalwell are among others who spoke out for Smollett.
Smollett was later found guilty by a jury in federal court who reviewed the case in detail. Police raided the home of the two alleged attackers and found out that Smollett paid his attackers $3,500 in order to carry out the fake hoax.
Smollett lied to police and created a false police report in January 2019 about being the victim of a racist and homophobic assault in Chicago, which never actually occurred. He claimed that he was assaulted by two people he described as white men who wearing MAGA hats.
It was merely a political stunt to attack Republicans and Trump supporters shortly before an election year. The two alleged attackers, identified Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, are African American and not white, as Smollett claimed.
They had actually worked with Smollett as extras on the set of Smollet’s television show. They had purchased the rope found around Smollett’s neck at a hardware store in Ravenswood over the weekend of January 25. One of the attackers even said that they had a sexual and drug-fueled relationship with Smollett.
Smollet told police that his attackers shouted racial and homophobic slurs and poured an unknown chemical substance on him, which was possibly bleach. He claimed he was called a “f****t” and a “n*****.” If this wasn’t bad enough, Smollet added that they tied a noose around his neck because why not push the lies a bit further and more ridiculous.
1. Blaire White: “Poor Jussie. Hope he doesn’t beat himself up over this.”
2. Tomi Lahren: “Jussie I know you’ve been found guilty and this is a difficult day for you but don’t beat yourself up over it, bud.”
3. Liz Wheeler: “I’m SO glad they caught & convicted Jussie Smollett’s attacker.”
4. Ben Shapiro: “Tonight, Jussie Smollett can rest knowing that his attacker has been convicted.”
5. The Babylon Bee: “Cruel: Jussie Smollett Will Be Forced To Share A Jail Cell With His Attacker”
6. Stacy Forrest: “Congratulations to Jussie Smollett for being the first American to scam a Nigerian.”
7. Ben Shapiro: “If Jussie Smollett is acquitted, it will send the message that attacking a black, gay man while shouting MAGA slurs is acceptable in our society.”
8. Jon Gabriel: “Only reason jurors found Jussie guilty is because Chicago is MAGA country.”
9. Tim Young: “Don’t tell Jussie… but Biden’s approval ratings would make it appear as if this is, in fact, MAGA country…”
10. Lisa Boothe: “Jussie Smollett can finally rest easy tonight.”
