For the third time in lower than a month, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell used her Friday present to unfold wild faux information about conservatives. This newest installment of partisan falsehoods got here throughout an interview with Vice President Harris the place she requested why Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seeks to ban the instructing of slavery.

Mitchell questioned why DeSantis is legislating about issues he allegedly is aware of nothing about, “Let me ask you, what does Governor Ron DeSantis not know about black historical past and the black expertise when he says that slavery and the aftermath of slavery shouldn’t be taught to Florida schoolchildren?”

DeSantis has stated himself that Florida legislation requires slavery and its aftermath to be taught and that what he rejects is The 1619 Venture falsehood that the Revolution was fought to defend slavery. Mitchell and MSNBC would know this in the event that they bothered to do ten seconds of Google analysis.

For her half, Harris was completely happy to play alongside, “I do not know what he is aware of and what he would not know, however I know this — any push to censor America’s academics and inform them what they need to be instructing in the perfect pursuits of our youngsters, in partnership with the dad and mom of America is, I believe, wrong-headed.”

As if placing the ball on the tee for Harris to assault one potential 2024 rival wasn’t sufficient, Mitchell then turned to a second attainable challenger, “And also you stated that Nikki Haley was utilizing coded language. What do you concentrate on her suggesting a cognitive check for presidents? For candidates for president?”

Harris responded in her characteristically solemn, but rambling style, “I didn’t watch her speech. Once you current the suggestion that anybody is saying that it’s time for a brand new era and they’re working towards the one that is president, and when introduced as if it is an assault, I wish to allow us to all be clear that the assault is misplaced if the purpose of it’s that we want management that is powerful as a result of we now have a sturdy chief in Joe Biden.”

What they don’t have are sturdy arguments in any other case they wouldn’t must preserve making issues up when attacking GOP schooling coverage.

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Here’s a transcript for the February 17 present:

MSNBC Andrea Mitchell Reviews

2/17/2023

12:16 PM ET

ANDREA MITCHELL: Let me ask you, what does Governor Ron DeSantis not know about black historical past and the black expertise when he says that slavery and the aftermath of slavery shouldn’t be taught to Florida schoolchildren? 

KAMALA HARRIS: I do not know what he is aware of and what he would not know, however I know this — any push to censor America’s academics and inform them what they need to be instructing in the perfect pursuits of our youngsters, in partnership with the dad and mom of America is, I believe, wrong-headed. 

The individuals who know our youngsters greatest are their dad and mom and their academics when it comes to the time they spend and the funding they’ve positioned within the brains and capability of our youngsters who’re our nation’s future. And it shouldn’t be some politician saying what must be taught in our lecture rooms. 

MITCHELL: And also you stated that Nikki Haley was utilizing coded language. What do you concentrate on her suggesting a cognitive check for presidents? For candidates for president? 

HARRIS: I didn’t watch her speech. Once you current the suggestion that anybody is saying that it’s time for a brand new era and they’re working towards the one that is president, and when introduced as if it is an assault, I wish to allow us to all be clear that the assault is misplaced if the purpose of it’s that we want management that is powerful as a result of we now have a sturdy chief in Joe Biden.