said, boebert refused to publicly acknowledge her hurtful and dangerous comments. i decided to end the unproductive call. this is not about one hateful statement or one politician. it s about a party that is mainstream bigotry and hatred. the wide open islamaphobia from the republican party is allowed to fester and thrive in 2021. and no one, not its members nor its leaders is going to do a damn thing about it because they clearly believe that bigotry and hatred are the speed balls that their voters crave. joining me is an msnbc columnist and host. i m just going to let you talk. your thoughts on the apology and on the comments themselves from boebert. first of all, joy, do you hear it? do you hear the deafening silence of the gop leadership who is not condemning congresswoman boebert? why? oh, they were afraid of trump. trump s not here, folks.