Dem Rep. Slams Trump: ‘He’s Not Even Sincere About The Bigotry He Espouses’ (VIDEO)

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Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) on Tuesday night railed against Donald Trump, painting the presumptive Republican presidential nominee as insincere and hypocritical.

During an interview on MSNBC’s “All In with Chris Hayes,” Ellison noted that Trump criticizes trade even though he has outsourced his own products and pointed out that the candidate has changed his position on barring Muslims from the United States throughout the campaign.

“Was he wearing a Trump tie made in China when he made this denouncement of trade? Was he wearing one of those Bangladesh Trump T-shirts that he imports into our country and has made in Bangladesh, where there’s been very serious labor policies?” Ellison asked.

“He’s just a complete fraud. Nothing he says is true. Everything is designed to get a certain kind of response,” the congressman continues. “You know, he’s even backtracking on his Muslim ban, which he seemed to be so dead set on. Nothing the man says is honest and truthful. He’s not even sincere about the bigotry he espouses.”

Ellison made the comments when responding to Trump’s Tuesday remark that people who support trade deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are promoting the “rape of our country.”

“It’s disgusting that he would use the term rape that way, given the horror that so many people, mostly women, face every day,” Ellison said.

Watch the interview via MSNBC. Ellison starts talking about Trump at the 3:43 mark.

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