Mia Love says she was ‘targeted by Democrats’ because she is ‘a black female Republican’

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Rep. Mia Love, the first black female Republican elected to Congress, talked about her recent election ouster on The View Friday. And while many, including President Donald Trump, think she lost for not more fervently embracing the president's message and policies, Love presented a different reason as to why she thinks she failed to keep her seat. “We're not going to let Democrats off the hook. Because I was actually targeted by Democrats,” Love said, when asked about whether or not she needed to be in "lockstep" with the president and his policies. “I need to say this. They targeted me because I was a – because I am a black female Republican. And they replaced me with a middle-aged white male in the state of Utah.”

Love went on to say, “To me, diversity on the left side is good for them if you think the same way they do.” And viewers had mixed reactions on Twitter. Some took Love's side, saying “she’s correct." https://twitter.com/PH85/status/1071111096344420352 https://twitter.com/currentnewstalk/status/1071132983136944128 https://twitter.com/GinaGGHill/status/1071095243913621505 Others, on the other hand, suggested plenty of other reasons that she lost her seat. https://twitter.com/TomNiederhauser/status/1071136729132748800 https://twitter.com/PoetTLStarr/status/1071113265617362944 https://twitter.com/HouseJones_/status/1071123597652045824

Love also turned heads when she said she was surprised by Trump’s negative comments about her in the days following the midterms. “He thought he didn't need me anymore. So he said, ‘I don't need her. We'll throw her under the bus,’” Love said. And of course she was asked about the now-famous Trump quote: “Mia Love Gave Me No Love.” “I don't know what that means,” Love said with a laugh.

The View airs weekdays on ABC.

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