MSNBC contributor Elie Mystal raged about President Donald Trump's first week in office, white people's guilt and the price of eggs for his “disgusting version of America.”
Mystal, 46, went on the two-minute attack while speaking to Anchor Ali Velshi on Saturday.
The political commentator claimed that Trump's pardon of more than 1,000 January 6 Capitol rioters should not come as a surprise to his voters.
Although Trump had discussed pardons for some rioters, the overall dispensation — including those who used violence and attacked police officers — came as a surprise to many.
His decision to sign a blanket pardon for at least 1,500 people charged with the riot in Washington, D.C., rankled many on his team and some officials in the Republican Party.
“The majority of white people voted for this. This is the disgusting version of America that people want,” Mystal said.
He doubled down on criticizing voters who supported Trump over economic concerns.
“And besides, eggs are even more expensive, so you didn't even get that; Way to go, white people,” Mystal added.
MSNBC contributor Elie Mystal raged about President Donald Trump's first week
Mystal, 46, went on the two-minute attack that blamed white people and the price of eggs for his 'disgusting version of America'
“I don't like the shock and awe version of this because if he had paid attention, they wrote it down. They told you exactly what they were going to do and exactly how they were going to do it. '
A series of polls released two weeks before Election Day showed voters were still focused on inflation. Americans concluded that Trump would leave them richer and said they trusted him more on the economy.
In his first network television interview after the election, Trump said he owed his victory to Americans' anger over immigration and inflation, especially the rising cost of groceries.
“When you buy apples, when you buy bacon, when you buy eggs, they would double and triple the price for a short period of time,” he told NBC's Meet the Press. “And I won an election based on that. We are going to bring those prices way down. '
A week into his presidency, the price of eggs has yet to drop as bird flu sweeps the nation. However, Trump signed several executive orders on other issues, including DEI.
Mystal chastised Trump for issuing a series of executive orders seeking to dismantle the Dei programs since he took office on Monday.
“Every time the media tries to healthy Wash Trump, whitewash Trump, explain Trump, defend Trump, what they do is muddy the waters on these issues that we have already decided,” he said.
'And I'm not saying there's no room for nuance. I've actually written across the nation about how if Trump wants to end the programs, that's legal. Dei is a policy, Dei is a policy invented by white people to try to stop other white people from being racist so if they want to end the policy the next media question shouldn't be oh my god you are It ending Dei?
Trump for issuing a series of executive orders seeking to dismantle the Dei programs since he took office on Monday
“Because if the answer is nothing, well, then that becomes illegal… what are you going to replace it with? Because just going back to Antebellum racism, that's what's illegal. '
Trump's executive action calls for the end of DEI programs, mandates, policies, preferences and activities across the federal government. Along with the review and revision of existing federal employment practices, union contracts, and training policies or programs.
Trump and his allies say DEI programs unfairly discriminate against other Americans and dilute the importance of candidates' merits in hiring or job promotions.
Mystal has been outspoken about his disdain for Trump voters, calling them “despicable” during an MSNBC segment with Joy Reid in September.
“The reason it doesn't end his career is because his supporters are despicable. Trump's whole thing is that he's a narcissist, so his whole thing is a complete lack of compassion and empathy for anyone else — that's his whole thing,” Mystal said.
“And it works for him because his supporters are just as disenchanted and have just as little compassion and empathy for others.”
In 2022, Mystal joined Reid in accusing Republicans of racism for “disappearing” Barack Obama from a President's Day post.
The MSNBC host hit out at the GOP for a meme in which they praised several former Republican presidents and made a mild dig at Joe Biden.
MSNBC host Joy Reid has accused the GOP of racism for 'disappearing' Barack Obama from a Republicans-only post about Presidents' Day
“Happy Presidents' Day to such great American presidents,” read the post about photos of Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, George Bush and even Richard Nixon.
President Biden was depicted at the center of the meme with a caption in red, “Not You.”
“If you want to know what Republicans' anti-CRT education” looks like, here it is!” Reid said.
Mystal added, “They put Nixon there positively, but not Biden.”
