WATCH: CNN Analyst Defends Maxine Waters, Suggests Democrat Leaders Are Racist

On Tuesday, CNN political commentator Angela Rye defended Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) against criticism from Democratic leaders after she made inflammatory remarks over the weekend by suggesting that the Democratic leaders are racist.

Appearing on CNN’s “OutFront” with host Erin Burnett, Rye quickly moved to suggest that the reason that Waters was being criticized by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was racism.