Two years ago, Biden and Harris took to Twitter and adamantly defended Jussie Smollett, calling his “attack” a “modern-day lynching”. They expressed their support for him as well as their disgust for the homophobic and racist actions of supposed White supremacist Trump supporters.
These two were already ridiculed online for jumping to conclusions and supporting a man who had Tweeted out vulgar, hateful things to President Trump. Today, the Tweets are even more embarrassing since Jussie Smollett has been found guilty of staging a hate crime against himself and for filing a false police report.
Right after this happened, the public had already suspected this story was fabricated. However, Biden and Harris took to Twitter to express their explicit support for Smollett.
“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.” Tweeted Biden.
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. https://t.co/o8ilPu68CM
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) January 30, 2019
Harris also voiced her support and love for the criminal with her Tweet:
“@JussieSmollett is one of the kindest, most gentle human beings I know. I’m praying for his quick recovery. This was an attempted modern day lynching. No one should have to fear for their life because of their sexuality or color of their skin. We must confront this hate.”
.@JussieSmollett is one of the kindest, most gentle human beings I know. I’m praying for his quick recovery.
This was an attempted modern day lynching. No one should have to fear for their life because of their sexuality or color of their skin. We must confront this hate.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 29, 2019
The “kind”, “gentle” human that Harris referred to was not only convicted of staging this hate crime and lying to the police, but he had also previously Tweeted an incredibly vulgar message to President Trump, saying:
“Shut the hell up you b**** a** n****. You will continue to run this country further into the ground and risk lives every time you breathe. You’re not the president. Just a dumpster full of hate. FOH. Sick to my stomach that literal s*** currently represents America to the world.”
Yeah, Biden and Kamala… a real stand-up guy that Jussie Smollett is.