Former CIA Director John Brennan said he is "increasingly embarrassed to be a white male" while discussing supporters of former President Donald Trump.
He made the comment during an MSNBC panel on Monday that set its focus on disputed claims Republicans are making about the circumstances surrounding the U.S. Capitol siege, when rioters disrupted lawmakers certifying President Biden's 2020 electoral victory.
Former Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Democrat from Missouri, remarked how "whiny white men calling themselves victims as I saw over the weekend at CPAC", which she attributed to how they believe they have "a huge grievance from a position of significant privilege", before asserting that the Republican Party has embraced lying about who the rioters were and claiming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi denied a request for National Guard support.
"Well, I must say, to Claire's point, I'm increasingly embarrassed to be a white male these days", Brennan began, prompting a laugh from Wallace, who was visible on the split screen, "with what I see other white males saying".
