Progressive Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, one of the top Democratic candidates for New Jersey governor, left, was caught on video applauding and embracing radical Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan as he calls White people "demons" and calls for violence as retribution. (Getty Images)
"I don't think that there's any man today, present today, that has the kind of moral authority or spiritual strength," Baraka said. "Not president, not community leader, not political international activist, nowhere that has the moral authority, the historical and political framework, that the Minister Farrakhan has, that. Who can stand where he stands and truly say that he is the leader of black people anywhere and everywhere."
During the speech, which was first reported on by the New York Post, Baraka stood to give Farrakhan a standing ovation two times. The first is after Farrakhan denounces the non-violent protests of the civil rights movement, saying, "We didn’t believe in no non-violence. The cracker hit you on your jaw, you break his neck. That’s the way we think."
Baraka applauds again after Farrakhan demonizes White people as "the enemy."
"Now the enemy comes in. You, the Crips, and the Bloods, they'll send people in to give you rumors about your brother over there. These demons will even kill a policeman and then blame it on you. You dealing with a devil, man. You're not dealing with righteous people. This cracker is the real devil. And you better wake up and realize that," said Farrakhan.
During the speech, Farrakhan also criticized African Americans joining the military, saying, "I better not catch you in no d--- Army uniform fighting for the enemy." He also disparaged White women in particular and slammed interracial dating.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka speaks after the Democratic gubernatorial debate at Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, on Feb. 2, 2025. (AP photo/Mike Catalini)
Fox News Digital has exposed several Democrats in recent years for their embrace of Farrakhan, including multiple pastors, Democrat staffers and left-wing activists, including the left-wing Hip Hop Caucus' events and fields coordinator Terence Muhammad, Sen. Elissa Slotkin's top staffer Dr. Terra DeFoe, among others.
Baraka’s campaign website calls for voters to "reimagine New Jersey," as a state "where we come together, regardless of zip code, or race, or gender or nationality."
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His website also includes a comment he made to the New Jersey Globe in which he said as governor he would "deconstruct the state budget and reassemble with equity as our north star; judging every decision as either a step towards equity or a step towards inequity."
Baraka did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment by the time of publication.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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