Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer participate in a panel for CNN's State of the Union on Sunday. | POLITICO Screen grab Brewer vs. O'Malley on CNN: Talk of racists and fascists

Former Govs. Martin O’Malley and Jan Brewer tussled on Sunday morning over Donald Trump’s rhetoric, with O’Malley ultimately telling Brewer: “I can’t believe you’re supporting Donald Trump.”

The two appeared on a panel on CNN’s "State of the Union" with Jake Tapper.


O’Malley, the former Maryland governor who ran in the Democratic primary and is now backing Hillary Clinton, said: “Donald Trump is a bigot. Donald Trump is a racist. Donald Trump in fact is making fascist appeals.”

Brewer — who supports Trump and has regularly appeared on the show as a panelist — said she was tired of having Democrats call her and other Republicans “racist” for disagreeing with them.

“With President Obama and Hillary Clinton, every time you disagree with them, it doesn’t matter which subject it is, you’re a bigot or you’re a racist,” said the former Arizona governor, sitting next to O’Malley at the table. The two discussed, among other things, Trump's insults directed toward federal judge Gonzalo Curiel.

Brewer, who at one point referred to Clinton as "Crooked Hillary," did say that she hasn’t always been “comfortable” with some of Trump’s rhetoric, and “he has said things that he had to walk back a little bit.”

“Dang it, I get fed up that we hear over and over and over again from the president of the United States that every time somebody wants to support the Constitution and the rule of law that we are out there because we are racists and bigots,” she said.

At the conclusion of the roundtable, which also included Ken Cuccinelli and Nina Turner, Tapper toasted his guests for a lively discussion.

"This is such a great table," Tapper said. "I've got to go. Can we book you guys for next week? OK, we're booking you for next week, hotel rooms, planes, all booked. I'm committing right now."