Interview with Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf

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4.2 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

First, Chris brings on Founder and President of Cordoba House, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf to discuss the tragic New Zealand mosque massacre. Chris then brings on a former white supremacist, Christian Picciolini to get his input on the rise of white nationalism around the globe. Chris then discusses possible solutions to this rise with Bloomberg columnist, Bobby Ghosh, and Muslim Advocates Executive Director, Farhana Khera. Chris wraps up the show with Jennifer Granholm and Niger Innis for "The Great Debate," and a Closing Argument on combating hate.

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0:00.0	I am Chris Cuomo, welcome to Prime Time, 49 people massacred for being different than their murder.
0:06.5	And many more before them here at home.
0:09.9	The time has come to stop ignoring an obvious problem abroad and here at home.
0:16.0	White supremacism is on the rise and the president should know that.
0:20.6	The question is, what to do about it?
0:22.8	We're going to get some extremely valuable perspective tonight from a Muslim leader
0:27.1	and also a former white supremacist.
0:29.9	They have words we must listen to.
0:32.4	And how do we get the leadership to confront this problem?
0:36.1	The president played it down today and has also upped the rhetoric that resonates
0:42.8	with these kinds of bigots.
0:44.7	It has to stop.
0:46.8	And when he wasn't denying the reality on this, he was denying the need for transparency
0:50.8	on the Russia probe trying to block the Mueller report
0:54.0	after members of his own party voted to put it all out there.
0:58.4	It is a tough night, my friends, but let's figure out what to do.
1:01.4	This must unite us in grief and concern.
1:04.6	So let's get after it.
1:10.3	There is no mystery here.
1:12.4	We know who's doing this.
1:14.1	We know their motivation.
1:16.1	The question is, how do you fight the rise of white nationalism around the world?
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