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Joy Reid Sparks Outrage With Controversial Roman Empire Comparison


Institute, indeed, a stupidly bold assertion thrown out one day by Joy Reid, the shining host of MSNBC-hosted shows-paid for with taxpayer...

Institute, indeed, a stupidly bold assertion thrown out one day by Joy Reid, the shining host of MSNBC-hosted shows-paid for with taxpayer dollars-in the segment. The political commentator insisted that the country one day would end up sticking with ‘white folk,’ which he called a ‘slowly dying and aging empire.’ Those very words went viral within seconds with Reid and sparked fiery arguments over various social media platforms. Reid was accused by user ros56701551 of being an ‘ignoramus’ who poorly understood Roman history, even arguing that it was the Visigoths and Huns who were attached and doomed all the way up to Rome.

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