President Donald Trump's video that dumps feces on America while wearing a crown has drawn criticism since it was posted, but even MSNBC host Katy Tur is commenting that there's no comparison.
Since the shooting death of Charlie Kirk, Republican officials and activists have complained that calling out neo-Nazis, white supremacists or fascism is what is contributing to the violence against the GOP.
Tur questioned comments Monday morning from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) alleging that the "No Kings" protests over the weekend that drew more than 7 million Americans were an indication of violence from Democrats. The marches were peaceful, the counterprotests were not, The New Republic reported.
"What do you think about what Donald Trump posted over the weekend of those protesters?" asked Tur to Republican commentator Brendan Buck.
"Well, I was actually pretty troubled about what Speaker Johnson said," confessed Buck, who previously worked for two speakers of the House. "He keeps saying that these people hate America. I think these people aren't really my cup of tea, or my flavor, I suppose. But they don't hate America. They're doing something that is quintessentially American."
Tur noted that there's "downplaying" the millions of protesters across the country, "and then there's posting a video where it appears you're dropping feces all over a crowd of people, and — I mean, I'm not saying you endorse that, Brendan! I know. But, it does — it makes the 'deplorables' comment from Hillary Clinton look tasteful and tame in comparison."
During the 2016 election season, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that "half" of Trump's followers are "racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic" characterizing them as a "basket of deplorables."
Former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) thinks that Trump "over reacted with the vulgar posting because he knows this is problematic. He knows that he is failing."
David Graham, of The Atlantic, said that the real strength of the "No Kings" protest is that it isn't institutionalized by a specific party.
"It's a message that we oppose monarchy, that we want checks and balances. We want the things that Americans have been committed to for a very long time. So, I think that's a strength."
He added, "saying King Trump with a crown doesn't exactly disprove the point."
"Yeah, Donald Trump is always one to run toward a controversy and to try and embrace it in order to diminish its power, which is why he was wearing that crown," said Tur.
