CNN host downplays antifa violence: ‘People get hurt’ and ‘things get confusing’

Published May 19, 2021 12:00am ET



CNN host W. Kamau Bell downplayed violence from antifa, saying “people get hurt” by the group but argued their cause was justified.

“Look, this fighting for democracy and against fascism thing has always been a messy business. And, yes, people get hurt, property gets damaged, and things get confusing,” Bell said during the segment of United Shades of America, adding that Martin Luther King Jr. died violently.

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