"Bring it on Alisyn" GOP @RepSeanDuffy spars with @AlisynCamerota over domestic terror threat https://t.co/w8ffofviAI
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Wisconsin congressman Sean Duffy is being slammed for not living in the "real world" after his comments about Donald Trump's Muslim ban.
Duffy, who appeared on "The Real World: Boston," "Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons" and has been a congressman since 2010, defended Trump's ban Tuesdayduring an appearance on CNN's "New Day."
Host Alisyn Camerota kicked off the segment asking, "Why isn't the president talking about the white terrorists who mowed down six Muslims praying at their mosque?"
"I don't know. But I would just tell you there's a difference," Duffy responded, calling the Quebec attack "a one-off."
"You don't have a group like ISIS or al Qaeda that is inspiring people around the world to take up arms and kill innocents. That was a one-off. That was a one-off, Alisyn," he explained.
Camerota shot back though. "You don't think there are white extremists?" she asked, bringing up both the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and Charleston shooter Dylann Roof.
"Good things came from it," Duffy said of the Charleston shooting, which claimed the lives of 9 people. "Nikki Haley took down the Confederate flag, that was great."
During the heated conversation, Duff also erroneously said the man who shot politician Gabby Giffords "took her life." As viewers on Twitter were quick to point out, Giffords is still with us.
Duffy ended the segment agreeing something should be done, but didn't know what the next step should be.
The interview sparked some extreme reactions on social media, with many criticizing Duffy for his words.
.@RepSeanDuffy meet @GabbyGiffords. She's very much alive.
@jonallendc
Watch this for her poise and control and his absolute lack of same. She got him on the ropes. NICE. https://t.co/y33cJ5FQoh
@martinoxon
Hey @RepSeanDuffy your interview was awful. Your callous disregard for Charleston, Aurora, Sandy Hook, Colorado Springs etc. is tragic. https://t.co/oNWF6at2b7
@Bakari_Sellers
This is a breathtaking display of ignorance by a sitting congressman (reality TV's Sean Duffy). Exhausting and embarrassing to watch. https://t.co/cQZo7IW0UY
@JoyAnnReid
The mental gymnastics @RepSeanDuffy has done to ignore radicalized white terrorism is horrifying.
@ira
Let's remind #SeanDuffy about the actions of a white supremacist 4 years ago in his state of Wisconsin @RepSeanDuffy pic.twitter.com/8lmV6kleRF
@moonlightbritt
No @RepSeanDuffy, there is NO damn difference between white terrorism and ISIS. Charleston was a terror attack on Black America https://t.co/Hnl6gKeYtf
@rolandsmartin
@deray @ezlusztig @CNN Hey @RepSeanDuffy you don't live in Europe! Get tf off the fence. Here is your terriost. They killed over 200👇 pic.twitter.com/a6HN51yoku
@RobbMac7
Just watched @AlisynCamerota SCHOOL @RepSeanDuffy on her coverage of terror attacks and lessons learned. 👏👏👏💪 #newday
@GSorensen
@RepSeanDuffy embarrassed for you.
@SharaLessley
@AlisynCamerota You are my hero for fighting for the truth. Keep it up. American needs you.@RepSeanDuffy
@babakian
Somehow, @RepSeanDuffy knows how to 'vet' so-called Daesh-inspired 'terrorism' (the Muslim ban/profiling) but not white terror/extremism … https://t.co/KUenGUrgMR
@alibomaye
Don't forget @RepSeanDuffy was one of the idiots on #MTVRealWorld. It's the only reality he knows about. #shameful https://t.co/VVhLnwPemD
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