Fox News host Bill O’Reilly got into a heated conversation with Valerie Jarret, a Senior Advisor to President Obama, following the unveiling of the president’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative at the White House.
The new initiative aims at helping young men of color who are at risk by connecting them to mentoring, skills and support they need to find jobs or further their education.
Jarrett explained that what these young boys need are positive role models, and the Fox News host jumped in.
“You’re gonna have to get people like Jay Z, alright Kanye West, all of these gangsta rappers to knock it off,” O’Reilly said. “That’s number one.”
O’Reilly continued saying that these boys idolize “these guys with the hats on backwards” and “terrible rap lyrics.” The host suggested that these “gangsta rappers” and “tattoo guys” need to speak to kids and tell them that they’ve “got to stop the disruptive behavior or you’re going to wind up in a morgue or in prison.”
He then said that he wants Michelle Obama to go on his show and tell the young women of America “stop having sex. You stop getting pregnant. This is wrong.”
Jarrett suggested that talking to young people directly is more effective and important then saying something on television.
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