Larry Wilmore joked on Thursday that Loretta Lynch was the country’s latest “political prisoner” released after being held by un-American forces for 166 days.
Noting that Lynch’s confirmation as attorney general was held up by Senate Republicans longer than her seven predecessors combined, “The Nightly Show” host speculated what held them up.
“I know what you’re thinking. ‘Alright Larry, blame it on the fact that Loretta Lynch is black,'” he said, sighing. “This has nothing to do with black.”
Wilmore ran a clip of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) saying that he opposed Lynch’s nomination because she “supports the unconstitutional executive orders that the President of the United States has issued on immigration.”
“It has to do with brown — a.k.a. brown people,” Wilmore added. “The voting bloc Republicans always want to woo and always seem to shoo.”
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