Eugene Robinson on "Morning Joe": Arpaio 'viciously racist'
BY JOE CONCHA - 08/28/17 09:41 AM EDT
MSNBC's Eugene Robinson called Joe Arpaio "viciously racist" and said President Trump "is sending a real message to the country" in pardoning the former Arizona sheriff on Friday.
"It’s incredible that President Trump uses the vast pardon powers of the presidency, first and only time so far, to pardon the guy who has been found by court to be guilty of being viciously racist," Robinson said on "Morning Joe."
"Arpaio would not stop racially profiling anybody he thought looked Latino, which is incredible," he continued. "That sends a real message to the country, and it’s not a good message."
Robinson pivoted to ask if Trump's decision will upset federal judges moving forward. "What kind of political strategy or survival strategy is based on alienating and angering the federal judiciary? Robinson asked.
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