MSNBC’s Ari Melber invited on Candace Owens tonight for a debate with Michael Eric Dyson and it didn’t take long for things to go off the rails. Melber first brought up President Trump‘s rhetoric to ask Owens, “Do you think he is embracing a type of racial division that is problematic for us to operate as a civil society?” She didn’t address Trump’s remarks directly and said they should be talking about the recent crime and killings in Chicago, saying she doesn’t like “tearing apart the black community for the sake of television” and claiming MSNBC “always invites me on to do that.” Melber responded, “You knew what you were invited to discuss, and we’re happy you’re here. It’s very important to me and this show that we have these conversations and invite a lot of people of all perspectives. If there’s a problem with that, I think you knew what the invite was to begin with.” Dyson went on to criticize Trump’s racial divisiveness and argue, “If we’re going to be honest about Donald Trump, he has not helped black people, he has not enabled African-American people to move forward. He’s riding a crest and a wave of economic prosperity put in place by his predecessor Barack Obama.” He concluded, “If we’re concerned about black people, we’ve got to be concerned about poverty, inequality, lack of access to education, plus the… sorts of violence we see directed toward black people in this country.” Owens shot back, “I am a black conservative and I am not hearing anything said about the fact that about 25 white Democrats assembled to kick me out of a restaurant yesterday to throw water and to throw eggs at me because I’m a conservative that supports Donald Trump.” She defended Trump’s record before going back to yesterday’s incident, saying, “How is it plausible, professor, that you allow this to happen to your community because you decided that because we’re ideological conservatives, you are okay with this.” Dyson responded, “I haven’t said a word… I said nothing about you.” Owens went on to argue that black conservatives are being attacked because their support of Trump. As she continued Melber jumped in and said, “I don’t want to have to talk over people, but we have to go back and forth… We’re going to have to take a pause there. Couple things. You’re making a personal attack on the other guest.” He added that the topic of debate is Trump policy and not the harassment she and Charlie Kirk faced. “It’s a Democrat policy, Maxine Waters,” Owens responded. “‘When you see them in restaurants, go up to them.’ It’s a Democrat policy.” Dyson responded to Owens by saying, “I did not point these people toward you. I think it’s reprehensible that any human being is put out of a particular establishment because of her ideology. I think that that’s problematic. I did not suggest that. Number two, yeah, you are black and I am black, but that doesn’t mean that automatically we agree on everything.” He went on to tell her she’s reduced the argument to “narcissistic self-preoccupation,” to which Owens shot back, “I have said nothing narcissistic. I’m haven’t been talking about myself on this network. I’m talking about Trump.” As the cross-talk continued Melber ended the segment. Watch above, via MSNBC. [image via screengrab] — — Follow Josh Feldman on Twitter: @feldmaniac Have a tip we should know? [email protected]<doc-sep>HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE President Donald Trump has a cast of tap-dancing, boot-licking Black conservatives on his side, and one of the more prominent of them is Kanye West’s buddy, Candace Owens. Owens was a guest on MSNBC’s The Beat With Ari Melber opposite Professor Michael Eric Dyson and had an epic meltdown while defending her right to be a conservative coon. Ahead of the show, Melber tweeted out he would have Dyson and Owens on the show to discuss some of Trump’s statements over the years on race and politics, giving way to an explosive debate as the pair stand on firm on their political views. During a moment in the segment when Dyson spoke to the political concerns and climate as it relates to Black Americans, Owens used that time to fire off a series of wide-eyed missives while touting that the fact she’s a Black conservative is why she’s a target of Democrats and liberals. Trying to capture quotes would prove to be difficult so if you can spare the time and brain cells, watch the entire 11-minute segment below. We don’t know the type of happy lettuce Owens has been smoking, but she might need to let it go so she can see Black people are not exactly thriving under a president who willfully expresses divisive and questionably racist thoughts. — Photo: MSNBC/Screen Cap<doc-sep>
MSNBC political analyst Michael Eric Dyson apologized to conservative commentator Candace Owens for calling her a "little girl" during a heated debate on the network Tuesday night. The apology came at the end of a segment focused on President Trump Donald TrumpTrump lashes out after grand jury seated for New York criminal probe Schumer tees up vote on Jan. 6 commission bill Senators struggle to save Jan. 6 commission MORE and the state of the black community in America on "The Beat with Ari Melber." "There is no justification for my addressing Ms. Owens as 'little girl' at the end of the segment. I offer @RealCandaceO my sincere and public apology. And I hope that this did not distract viewers from the valid arguments I made," Dyson, who is also a New York Times contributing opinion writer and Georgetown University professor, wrote. There is no justification for my addressing Ms Owens as “little girl” at the end of the segment. I offer @RealCandaceO my sincere and public apology. And I hope that this did not distract viewers from the valid arguments I made. — Michael Eric Dyson (@MichaelEDyson) August 8, 2018 ADVERTISEMENT The verbal jousting on MSNBC included Dyson stating a need for more concern over the "violence directed toward black people in this country." Owens countered that she had been a victim of anti-fascist activists, whom she characterized as "25 white Democrats" that "assembled to kick me out of a restaurant yesterday, to throw water and to throw eggs at me because I’m a conservative that supports Donald Trump." On Monday, Owens, along with Turning Point USA founder and president Charlie Kirk, were surrounded at a Philadelphia restaurant while eating breakfast. Water was poured on Kirk as they exited the restaurant. During the MSNBC segment, Dyson argued that Owens was reducing the debate to "narcissistic self-preoccupation" by broaching the incident. "You have come on here and like Donald Trump reduced everything to narcissistic self-preoccupation," said Dyson. "You’re using big words and saying nothing. I have said nothing narcissistic. I’m talking about Trump. A narcissist looks at themselves and you are obsessed with yourself," Owens replied. "We’re out of time," host Ari Melber injected. "Bless your heart little girl," Dyson said to Owens before going to break. Owens is Turning Point's communications director.