Former MSNBC host Joy Reid, just weeks after being let go from the network, appeared at Baldwin & Co. bookstore, where she and Ta-Nehisi Coates delivered a discussion centered around race and politics.

Reid, who was fired after years of declining ratings, continued with themes similar to those she promoted on her now-canceled MSNBC show.

During the event, Coates—who has made controversial remarks about race throughout his career—once again pushed his views, labeling all 78 million Trump voters as “racists” and “bigots.”

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Reflecting on past elections, Coates claimed that media outlets attempted to rationalize why Americans supported Trump in 2016 without acknowledging racism.

“Look, man, I’m old enough to remember 2020, or 2016, when Trump won the first time. And every major paper in this world had a reason to tell us why white folks, quote-unquote working-class white folks, supported this racism, this bigotry, and this sexist for reasons that were not racism, sexism, or bigotry. A lot of resources were expended,” Coates said.

Mocking those explanations, Coates continued, “‘Economic anxiety. Economic anxiety.’ Against data, a lot of resources. I mean, humanizing almost to the point of infantilizing.”

Coates concluded by expressing his frustration, stating, “And then I watch these people being bombed, and it’s like, you know, excuse my language, f**k y’all.”

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The remark received applause from the audience.

Reid, whose MSNBC show was canceled earlier this year following a sharp ratings decline, echoed Coates’ sentiments.

She referenced her mother’s immigration to the U.S. from Guyana, suggesting that she quickly recognized racism in America.

“And as somebody who’s, you know, my parents, my father was from the Congo and my mother was from Guyana, and so they were the immigrants who came here on purpose and they got the rude awakening,” Reid stated.

She continued, “My mother got the rude awakening like, ‘oh, it’s racist here.’ That’s weird.”

Reid added, “She was like, this is the land of opportunity but not for me.”

Coates then mocked white people who deny being racist, reinforcing the overall theme of the discussion.

The event comes after Reid’s firing from MSNBC, where she had hosted The ReidOut.

The show had been struggling for months, averaging fewer than 1 million viewers and seeing a 28 percent drop in ratings compared to the previous year.

Despite losing her platform on cable news, Reid appears to be continuing the same themes that defined her show, positioning race and identity politics at the center of her public discourse.

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