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Entertainment December 1, 2016
Conservative political commentator Tomi Lahren has the Internet stirred up over her latest outspoken TV appearance on “The Daily Show” with Trevor Noah.
The Facebook firecracker was interviewed by Noah about her controversial statements on the Black Lives Matter movement and the KKK.
Lahren is a 24-year-old conservative who has garnered a following of 3.5 million people on Facebook for her high-energy videos of critiques, opinions and controversy. She presents a program on news outlet TheBlaze and many of her videos reach millions of views.
Lahren has previously gone on Twitter to say the Black Lives Matter movement is “the new KKK.” Although she has since deleted the post, the commentator has continued to criticize BLM supporters.
“Why are you so angry?” Trevor Noah asked to begin their interview.
Tomi replied, “There are things that need to be said and a lot of people are afraid to say them.”
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And because of her infamous persona, audiences on cyberspace are now praising “The Daily Show” host for doing what Lahren seems to do best – calling people out.
In the interview, Noah questions her claim about the Black Lives Matter movement being the next KKK. “Do you realize Black Lives Matter can’t be the new KKK when the KKK is still around? They have not vacated their premises, and most importantly to say Black Lives Matter is the new KKK is to really minimize what the KKK did and what they stand for. That is not the same thing.”
To watch the extended version of Lahren’s interview, visit Comedy Central’s website. But if you’d like to learn more about her, here are clips of Tomi’s most candid moments on her show.
Here, Tomi argues that even the Super Bowl halftime show has become a way to “politicize and advance the notion that black lives matter more.” She takes a jab at Queen Bey, saying that she’s using her fame and entertainment value to jam an “aggressive agenda” down our throats before saying that Jay Z was a “drug dealer” who sold cocaine for 14 years.
“Beyonce didn’t reference the Black Panthers to bring about some positive change,” Lahren says. “She did it to get attention. Good for you – you made headlines.”
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After calling “hands up, don’t shoot” – the slogan originated after Michael Brown’s shooting in 2014 – a false narrative, Lahren goes on criticize Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Sandra Bland for resisting arrest and “[spitting] in the face of law and order.” According to her, the Black Lives Matter movement has a “lack of leadership” because a movement that started out with good intentions became a fight based on the mentality of “us versus them.”
“President Obama, Eric Holder – you stoked this fire,” she says. “Our police officers don’t do it for money, they don’t do it for the praise and they are not the enemy.”
“Grey’s Anatomy” star Jesse Williams was praised earlier this year for standing up for the Black community in his fiery BET Awards speech. Lahren, however, wasn’t afraid to share her critiques.
“Please tell me, Mr. Williams, what rights black people don’t have,” she says. “Also, white people? Yeah we do have a record of critique of your oppression. In fact, do you know how many of our ancestors fought in the civil war to free your ancestors?”
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After Hillary’s loss on Nov. 8th, the anti-Trump protests that came after lasted for days. Tomi Lahren, however, shows that she’s had enough of it and describes these protests as “a bunch of sore losers occupying a space.” It’s not a protest, she says, “it’s a tantrum.”
She then goes on to call her fellow millennials typical “snowflake millennials” who possess the “entitlement mentality on steroids.”
“I’m really getting tired of Mark Zuckerberg, the ginger nerd, lecturing us on American politics, tolerance and walls,” Lahren says to start her “Final Thoughts” segment. Here, she responds to Zuckerberg’s speech about people who are against the idea of a connected world and a global community.
Tomi, however, has some differing thoughts. “Let me say this again for all the self-righteous illegal alien cheerleaders out there,” she says. “Whether it’s a wall, more border agents, quicksand or a moat, secure nations need secure borders. Hey Marky-Mark, do you lock the door to your mansion? Because that really is ‘intolerant’ and ‘unloving’ of you. You’re really ‘distancing’ people.”
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