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Cornish On Deportations: Don't Wanna Say 'Constitutional Crisis', But!
On CNN This Morning, in a discussion of the Trump administration's deportation of Venezuelan gang members despite a judge's order purporting to prohibit it, host Audie Cornish engages in apophasis, saying: "This is one of those things that people end up talking about constitutional crisis. I will try not to kickoff Monday with that term, but . . . "

CNN's Audie Cornish Prefers Farmer Calling Tariffs A 'P---ing Match'
On CNN This Morning, host Audie Cornish plays a clip of an Iowa soybean farmer calling tariffs a "pissing match." The p-word is muted but it is clear what he said. A bit later, when a panelist begins a factual description of the effects of tariffs, Cornish eventually cuts him off, saying: "the farmer gave us a very, like, people understand what tariffs are now. Yeah. Right?"

Cornish's Latest Republican: Stock Market Drop's 'Around Trump's Neck'
In her debut appearance on CNN This Morning, hosted by Audie Cornish, former George W. Bush official Ashley Davis says the stock market's recent dive is "around [Trump's] neck." An unfortunate metaphor in regard to someone who has suffered two recent assassination attempts.

Audie Cornish's 'CNN This Morning' Panels Almost Entirely GOP-Free
Since taking over from Kasie Hunt as host of CNN This Morning, Audie Cornish's panels--in contrast with Hunt's--have been almost entirely Trump-friendly Republican free.

CNN On Cuomo Comeback: 'Can You Be Masculine And A Decent Person?'
On CNN This Morning, in a segment on Andrew Cuomo's comeback, journalist Margaret Talev said: "The question is, can you be masculine and embrace your masculinity and also be a decent person at the same time?" The panel floated the notion that the Democrats' problem is a lack of "manly men" candidates, and that Cuomo is filling that lane.

Surprise! All Four CNN People-In-The-Street Criticize Trump On Economy
On CNN This Morning, host Audie Cornish aired clips of interviews with four Americans. And--surprise!--all of them were critical of Trump's economic policies.

CNN Pushes Pool On How Long Rubio 'Will Last' As Secretary of State
On her first day as host of CNN This Morning, Audie Cornish assembles a panel consisting of Never Trumper Jonah Goldberg of The Dispatch, and two New York Times journalists. The panel pushes a pool on how long Marco Rubio will last as Secretary of State, based on the notion that the views he is obliged to promote in the position are antithetical to his historical views.

CNN's Smerconish Slams 'Disgraceful' Ban on Transgenders in Military
Appearing as a guest on Friday's CNN This Morning, CNN weekend anchor Michael Smerconish lamented the Donald Trump administration's ban on transgenders in the military, calling it "disgraceful."

CNN Accuses Trump Of Using 'The Federal Purse to Rescind Rights'
Ron Brownstein struggled with the idea that blue states could be on the wrong end of federal civil rights issues on Friday’s CNN This Morning as he claimed that the Trump Administration is trying to use “the power of the federal purse to rescind rights.”

CNN Couldn't Find A Trump Voter Who's Turned Against Him
CNN This Morning airs a clip of John King's trip to Colorado's 8th District, in which he interviewed four people who voted for Trump. All express some reservations about his style or specific policies, but not one says that if they had to do it again, they wouldn't have voted for him.

CNN Fear Mongers: CIA Hiring Cuts Could Trigger ‘Treasonous Activity’
CNN continued spinning their wheels about Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Monday, as a panel on This Morning discussed plans for CIA cutbacks. Drawing on unnamed sources, they raised fears of disgruntled former agents committing treason by selling American secrets, and suggested that, if that happened, DOGE would somehow bear the blame.

Sciutto: Ignoring Trump Moves on Ukraine Could Lead To Another 9/11
On CNN This Morning, substitute host Jim Sciutto suggested that if Americans don't pay attention to Trump's handling of Ukraine, it could lead to another 9/11. For the second time during his current run as a fill-in host on the show, Sciutto chose Joe Walsh as his "Republican" on the panel, a rabid Trump antagonist who, while attending the 2024 DNC to show his total support for Kamala Harris,…

CNN Lefties Panic Like NATO is Dead, It's 'Trump Abandoning Europe'
On CNN This Morning, Dispatch co-founder Jonah Goldberg says Trump has a "goldfish's memory" of history, but that he subscribes to a 19th-century notion of spheres of influence. He thus sees the US's sphere of influence as the Americas and Europe, while Putin and Xi have their spheres of influence, in which Putin gets Ukraine, Xi gets Taiwan, and the US gets Panama. Per Goldberg, Trump…

Republican To Sciutto: 'Are You Asking Questions Or Are You On Panel?'
It was an iconic moment in the annals of the liberal media being called out in real time over its transparent bias. Kudos to Brad Todd for tearing off Jim Sciutto's fig leaf [an unenviable task!] and revealing him as the liberal activist he is. On today's CNN This Morning, Sciutto, subbing for Kasie Hunt, persistently argued with Todd over the Justice Department's order to New York's Southern…