Keith Ellison QOTD On Trump: 'He's Not Even Sincere About His Own Bigotry'

Rep. Keith Ellison on ABCs This Week with the quote of the day on the dangers of a Trump presidency and the non-stop lying where he refuses to acknowledge the anger and bigotry he's been more than willing take advantage of to fuel his campaign.

KARL: Well, I guess you're not going to be giving anybody a pass.

REP. KEITH ELLISON (D), MINNESOTA: Well, absolutely not. But I think Paul Ryan needs to be -- needs to consider his own credibility here. He has said -- and I appreciate him saying this -- that there shall be no religious test for people coming into this country.

He called the idea un-American. He called it un-American. How you going to turn around and say, OK, well, it's sort of American.

Paul Ryan has in his own integrity to protect. And I hope he protects it carefully because it is a long-term --

(CROSSTALK)

COLE: I think he's already demonstrated he will protect that integrity.

ELLISON: Well, we'll see. You know, I mean, he said -- he said he was open to immigration reform. This guy wants to build a wall and build it higher. As a matter of fact, I mean, I think that the stakes are incredibly high for everybody here.

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