Marianne Williamson — a former 2020 Democratic primary candidate — slammed the Democratic National Convention on Monday night for its lack of substance on how to stop systemic racism.
What happened:
- Williamson responded to Mark Ruffalo, who tweeted: “Watching the #DemConvention. It’s so good to see so many diverse people coming together addressing racism and the promise of America. There is a sweetness and kindliness about this production.”
- Williamson said: “No I’m sorry but they did not address racism. They showed a lot of beautiful pictures of POC and made references to BLM, but there was not one mention of an actual policy to help end systemic racism. It’s like binge watching a Marriott commercial.”
- Williamson later tweeted about peaceful protests, riots and police force. She also commented on how the Democratic National Committee is a private organization that doesn’t make any government decisions.
- She said she tried to like the convention on night one, though. “I wanted to like it. I really did, I promise I did.”
What now:
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On Tuesday morning, Williamson tweeted her support for one of Michelle Obama’s quotes from Monday night.
- “Michelle Obama said this last night and I agree with her: “If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can; and they will if we don’t make a change in this election.”