Evan McMullin Hits Back At Attacks From Sean Hannity And Lou Dobbs: “What Do These Men Really Stand For?”

McMullin: “You Have To Wonder, Are They Really Conservatives?”

From the October 28 edition of CNN's New Day

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ALISYN CAMEROTA (CO-HOST): But, boy, have you poked the bear of some conservative media voices. Let me play for you. Here's Sean Hannity on Fox expressing his ire towards you. 

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SEAN HANNITY: Who's this idiot that's running third party that's killing Trump out in Utah? Who put him up? What was it? The -- the -- Bush people, the Romney people? Seriously? Really? You're going to elect Hillary because we lose Utah? 

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CAMEROTA: I have more. Here's Lou Dobbs of Fox Business Network who tweeted this. “Look deeper at him. He's nothing but a globalist, Romney and Mormon mafia tool.” What do you say to that? 

EVAN MCMULLIN: Well, it's all, it's all interesting. But it's interesting that these people who consider themselves so-called “conservatives,” especially Sean Hannity, would so attack us. You have to ask yourself at this point, what do these men really stand for? Do they stand for conservatism? Do they stand for the timeless truths on which this country was founded? Why would they stand with Donald Trump if they're true conservatives, as he attacks people based on their faith, their race, their gender. You have to wonder, are they really conservatives, and in fact I think we have to ask ourselves, what does the Republican Party stand for anymore? Right now you have most elected officials with the party standing with Donald Trump, even as he brags about the sexual assault as women. Even as he aligns himself with Bashar al-Assad and Putin. This is a guy who I think is really demonstrating that the Republican Party has lost its way and abandoned its core principles. 

CAMEROTA: But speaking of faith, I mean what does “Mormon mafia tool” even mean?

MCMULLIN: Well, I've asked that same question, Alisyn. I'd really love if Lou Dobbs would have me on, and I would love to ask him that very question. I'd love to hear him describe exactly what is the Mormon mafia. I think it'd be pretty interesting to hear. I don't know what it means. But I will tell you that it isn't surprising that a supporter of Donald Trump, not that they're all this way, I want to make that clear, but the hallmark of Donald Trump's campaign has been to attack people based on their race and religion and all of this. And so it's not a surprise to me at all. I mean we're kind of having fun with it. But the truth is that this country's for everyone. This country is for people of all races and religions, and certainly both genders are equal and should be treated as such. That's something that if you don't understand that, you have no business leading this country, and I actually have the same criticism of those who are standing with Donald Trump from the Republican Party now. It's truly unfortunate if they're not going to stand up for Americans who are being attacked on these grounds, their religion, their gender, their race, what good are they for leadership of our country? 

Previously

Watch Evan McMullin Respond To Fox Business' Lou Dobbs' “Mormon Mafia” Attack

On Fox Business, Bigoted Lou Dobbs Claimed Trump Is Victim Of “Globalist” “Mormon Mafia”

Listen To Sean Hannity’s Unhinged Rant Over “Idiot” Evan McMullin Beating Trump In Utah