(The Pluralist)
MSNBC host Joy Reid called Thanksgiving a “food holiday” with a “problematic history” on-air Saturday before befittingly the intelligence of her viewers’ Trump-supportive relatives.
“We are just over two weeks away from one of the most beloved American food holidays,” Reid said in the opening remarks of her “AM Joy” weekend morning show. “Thanksgiving, where problematic actual history meets delicious cuisine.”
Reid expressed sympathy for fellow liberals who would have to “engage in a dreaded, contentious political debate” with Republicans at the Thanksgiving table. She imagined “your cranky Uncle Roscoe” yelling “Read the transcript!” in “between bites of turkey and pumpkin pie.” Read more