Women’s March president Tamika Mallory is defending her support of Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan despite his repeated insults and criticism of Jews.
“I didn’t call him the greatest of all time because of his rhetoric. I called him the greatest of all time because of what he’s done in black communities,” Mallory told “The View” panel Monday, drawing audience applause.
The 2019 Women’s March in Washington D.C., will be held Saturday Jan. 19. It’s drawn controversy over its links to Farrakhan, despite its claims to be an organization that fights bigotry.
The march’s co-chairperson, Bob Bland, said the organization condemns Farrakhan’s anti-Semitic remarks, including calling Jewish people “termites.” That stands in contrast to Mallory, who despite saying she disagrees with Farrakhan on some issues, refuses to condemn him more broadly.
Mallory posted a picture in 2017 with Farrakhan, a Nation of Islam minister, calling him “ the GOAT,” which means “greatest of all time.”
