TV reporter Willie Geist caught one Democrat by surprise when he questioned why the Congressman was trying to incite violence against Trump donors.
Earlier this week, Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), used his Twitter account to identify people who had made the largest donations allowable under the law to President Trump’s campaign.
Castro is the brother of 2020 Democratic hopeful Julián Castro and chairman of his presidential campaign.
Geist undeterred by Castro’s assertion he did what was needed pressed the Texas Congressman, “you even put their addresses out there … These people are undoubtedly already being harassed online or perhaps face to face in some cases.”
Castro claimed he wasn’t trying to harass anyone, but Geist—rightly so—pressed him on the issue. “What do you say to those people this morning when you say, ‘I made a campaign donation and now I’m going to be harassed? I’m going to have people protesting outside my business or perhaps even my home?’”
In the wake of the mass shooting in El Paso, Democrat presidential candidates have been quick to blame Trump for inciting hatred and violence with his words. Seeing a double standard, Geist said, “If … rhetoric can lead to incitement, even if it triggers one person to do something terrible, does it give you any pause to put these names out in public?”
Watch the video and hear Castro’s answer to Geist’s question, “What do you want those people to do?”
