It's True: The Trump Vote Was A Hate Crime
For those of you unfamiliar with their work, The Southern Poverty Law Center is one of the premier groups fighting hate crimes and racial violence. They are responsible for the financial takedown of the Ku Klux Klan in numerous wrongful death cases against African-Americans.
And surprise! They are outright alarmed by the Trump presidency.
CAROL COSTELLO: Richard Cohen is President of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Thank you so much for being with me this morning. So we have been talking a lot about Steve Bannon. Used to run Breitbart. He said he's a member of the alt-Right, White nationalists embrace him. What do you know about Steve Bannon?
RICHARD COHEN, SPLC: You know, Bannon said he is providing a platform for the alt-Right and the alt-Right is nothing more than White supremacy rebranded for a digital age. He's been their mouthpiece. Mr. Priebus saying -- I feel sorry for Mr. Priebus because now he's made a deal with the devil. He has to support Bannon. But I think anyone who goes to the Breitbart website and looks at the kind of things that are out there I think would be shocked.
COSTELLO: So I have heard people say we have checks and balances in this country so why are we worrying so much, this is just one voice in Mr.Trump 's administration.