Florida AG: Cooper Encouraged ‘Anger And Hate’ By Grilling Me On Gay Rights

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi addresses the media at an afternoon press conference near the scene of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida 12 June 2016. At least 50 people were killed and 53 were injured in a sh... Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi addresses the media at an afternoon press conference near the scene of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida 12 June 2016. At least 50 people were killed and 53 were injured in a shooting attack at an LGBT club in Orlando, Florida, in the early hours of 12 June. The shooter was killed in an exchange of fire with the police after taking hostages at the club. Photo by: George Wilson/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images MORE LESS

Fresh off being grilled on live TV by CNN host Anderson Cooper over her anti-gay positions, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi declared Wednesday morning that it was his interview with her that encouraged “anger and hate.”

Cooper’s interview with Bondi Tuesday made for dramatic TV when he repeatedly pressed Bondi on whether it was “hypocritical” of her to suggest she was an ally to the LGBT community. Bondi was involved in defending the state’s same-sex marriage ban.

Bondi said Wednesday she agreed to Cooper’s interview to help victims’ families, not to create “more anger and havoc and hatred yesterday. Yesterday was about unity.”

“There’s a time and place for everything, but yesterday wasn’t the time nor the place in front of a hospital when we could have been helping victims,” Bondi said in a radio interview on WOR.

She went on to say that she was disappointed in the interview.

“All it did was encourage anger and hate,” Bondi said.

Listen to her comments:

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  1. Avatar for meta meta says:

    Fire with fire, fire with fire.

  2. Another Republican Scum-sucking bottom-feeder blames REALITY for all her problems by using the “I’m Rubber, You’re Glue…” defense.
    stupid

  3. Victimhood clings like an ugly blouse to her.

  4. Consider yourself lucky that Cooper didn’t grill you on Trump’s contribution and the Trump U prosecution.

  5. The cluelessness of this dumb witch continues to astound me. She has sold her office, lied about her statements and NOW she’s blaming him for her shortcomings. Good lord.

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