Chelsea Clinton Accidentally Makes Her Father Look REALLY Bad

Oh, Chelsea. Girl. You really should’ve thought this through beforehand.

First, the backstory. The New Yorker was supposed to interview Steve Bannon at its upcoming festival, but the announcement was met with loads of backlash. A bunch of people threatened to pull out of the event.

i’m no longer going to be speaking/performing at the new yorker festival as long as steve bannon is there

— jackantonoff (@jackantonoff) September 3, 2018

I love working for @NewYorker, but I'm beyond appalled by this: https://t.co/WlZdsBpF1R I have already made that very clear to David Remnick. You can, too: [email protected]

— Kathryn Schulz (@kathrynschulz) September 3, 2018

John Mulaney, Judd Apatow, Jim Carrey, and Jack Antonoff have all tweeted that they're pulling out of the New Yorker Festival over Steve Bannon.

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 3, 2018

If Steve Bannon is at the New Yorker festival I am out. I will not take part in an event that normalizes hate. I hope the @NewYorker will do the right thing and cancel the Steve Bannon event. Maybe they should read their own reporting about his ideology.

— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) September 3, 2018

Due to the severity of the backlash, the New Yorker canceled Bannon’s appearance.

A statement from David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, explaining his decision to no longer include Steve Bannon in the 2018 New Yorker Festival. pic.twitter.com/opayiw5GQ2

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) September 3, 2018

Of course, Chelsea Clinton had something to say about the entire thing.

For anyone who wonders what normalization of bigotry looks like, please look no further than Steve Bannon being invited by both @TheEconomist & @NewYorker to their respective events in #NYC a few weeks apart. https://t.co/u0TDfCYrQ1

— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) September 3, 2018

She wants to talk about the “normalization of bigotry,” huh? Hold please.

Liberals: Radical hate preacher Louis Farrakhan isn't part of the Democratic party!

Also: Farrakhan sits next to Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, & Bill Clinton. pic.twitter.com/hkludPuGhp

— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) August 31, 2018

Well well well. Would you look at that? Yes, it IS Bill Clinton standing on the same stage as flaming racist POS Louis Farrakhan. What’s up with that, Chelsea? How are you OK with your father normalizing bigotry?!?! Well?

To be fair, maybe Chels wasn’t aware her father was standing on the stage with an actual garbage human (other than himself). After all, MSM went out of its way to strategically crop Farrakhan out of the photos.

Rev. Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and fmr. President Bill Clinton attend Aretha Franklin's funeral celebration. https://t.co/MTlJAs1ET2 pic.twitter.com/hI7Z4GtvnV

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 31, 2018

Revs. Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and former Pres. Bill Clinton seated next to one another at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit for Aretha Franklin's funeral service. All three are expected to deliver personal remarks on the iconic singer. https://t.co/GsAKjngPBB pic.twitter.com/Z4dnVb3iT4

— ABC News (@ABC) August 31, 2018

Eh, who are we kidding? Chelsea knew.

(both of your parents just shared a stage for hours on end with Louis Farrakhan)

— Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) September 4, 2018

pic.twitter.com/ZAUsIn7y5v

— Laura F. Bogdan (@lfbogdan) September 4, 2018

You do know what Reverend Jesse Jackson called New York City, right? You know know what Louis Farrakhan believes about Jews, right? You know your father just a few days ago proudly shared a stage with them, right? https://t.co/ei0Kz1w3Gg

— alexandriabrown (@alexthechick) September 4, 2018

Believe it or not, Chelsea attempted to address this directly. Basically, she said she can’t control who people want to invite to a funeral, and she’s not her parents so…the end.

Hi Kate – I’ve heard this a lot today. Almost a drumbeat. A few thoughts: 1) Aretha’s family had every right to invite whomever they wanted to celebrate her life. 2) As I’ve said before, Farrakhan‘s anti-Semitism is wrong. Bigotry is always wrong. 3) … I’m not my parents. https://t.co/HHSZiKuVYM

— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) September 4, 2018

“… I’m not my parents.” Whoooooooooooa. Do I sense a small dig, or is that wishful thinking?