Mia Love says she was 'targeted by Democrats' for being 'a black female Republican'
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 Trump, think she lost at the polls for not more fervently embracing the president’s message and policies, Love presented a different reason 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.”
She’s correct!
— Philip Cooper (@PH85) December 7, 2018
@MiaBLove Thank you Mia for not taking the bait today on the view. Yeah, Trump was classless saying "Mia Love gave me no love etc…"
But, PLEASE, don't let these crazy liberals [who care nothing about you] use you to divide us.
Stay strong, God is in control…— Oyebambo (@currentnewstalk) December 7, 2018
What @MiaBLove said this morning on @TheView regarding the Dem. Party in Utah is right on. Our Utah Dems have a LOOOOONG way to go. I could not in good conscience vote for @BenMcAdams and the racist campaign he ran and approved. And I'm a #Democrat. Registered since 1980.
— Gigi Hill (@GinaGGHill) December 7, 2018
Others, on the other hand, suggested plenty of other reasons that she lost her seat.
#TheView. Mia Love lost because she had no "real" town hall meetings and voted with Trump 97% of the time, nothing to do with race.
— Nieder (@TomNiederhauser) December 7, 2018
She was targeted by democrats because she voted against our healthcare, gave the top 1% a ridicilious tax break that caused our deficit to spin out of control. She also opposes common sense gun laws and environmental protections. I could go on…#TheView
— LightNDarkness (@PoetTLStarr) December 7, 2018
Mia Loves Mia. She supported Trump until he no longer supported her. She thought she was the exception and quickly found out otherwise. #TheView
— Her. (@HouseJones_) December 7, 2018
Honestly I’m a utahn. I feel like she was just to harsh and Utah needed change. Our state is growing and needs better representation.
— Brigitte D Fries (@DeeBrigitte) December 7, 2018
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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