- Jussie Smollett’s attack trial showed how one man’s lies could have been detrimental to the civil rights movement in America
- Among the first to leap to Smollett’s defense were President Joe Biden, VP Kamala Harris, who called the attack a ‘modern day lynching’, and Cory Booker
- All three, along with several other activists, used the attack as a platform to push their political agendas yet took to silence as it became clear he had lied
- Meanwhile, CNN host Don Lemon allegedly aided in the actor’s hoax by tipping him off the Chicago police were poking holes in his tale
- Civil rights experts have said Smollett’s lies are a ‘black mark’ for the movement and a ‘whitewash of justice’
The cream of liberal society, including President Joe Biden himself, have been mocked over old tweets backing Jussie Smollett in the wake of his conviction.
President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and a host of other liberal celebrities face questions over their tweets, backing Smollett on the same day as the alleged January 2019 attack, which he was convicted of faking on Thursday.
Hours after the staged beating Biden, then a presidential hopeful, tweeted: ‘What happened today to @jussiesmollett must never be tolerated in this country.
‘We must stand up and demand that we no longer give this hate safe harbor; that homophobia and racism have no place on our streets or in our hearts. We are with you, Jussie.’
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