Joy Reid ‘barely hanging on' with Democratic Party
Former MSNBC host Joy Reid criticized the Democratic Party on Tuesday, slamming it for being 'too orderly.'
'I've been a Democrat since I was old enough to vote, but I'm barely hanging on, honestly, because at this point the party is not bigger than the future of my kids…,' Reid said during an appearance on 'The Breakfast Club' in a clip highlighted by Mediaite.
Her hit show the 'Reid Out' was canceled in February but she's remained a vocal critic of the Trump administration online and on air.
'I'm not willing to cede the country to Trumpism and MAGA simply because I'm clinging to this party,' she told host Charlamagne tha God.
She applauded ex-White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for leaving the party amid the absence of a leader.
Reid said she desired an 'effective fighter' to take the ropes of the Democratic caucus to go toe to toe with President Trump.
'If Jasmine Crockett is the most effective fighter, give me Jasmine Crockett. And I really don't care what you have to move around or who you have to disappoint in order to give me her,' Reid said.
'Just give me her because we need a leader.'
The former MSNBC commentator said Democrats are over structured and it's leading to their own demise.
'They prioritize whose turn it is. Like, Democrats are very orderly,' Reid said. 'They're almost too orderly for fascism. In fascism, you can't be orderly because the other side is messy.'
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