Can CNN get worse? That's an evergreen question with an evergreen answer.
On Monday, libertarian commentator Brad Polumbo was part of the panel on Abby Phillip's primetime show, and things quickly devolved into racism after Ana Navarro couldn't form an actual rebuttal. The co-host of "The View" claimed that Donald Trump's presidency has been a "reign of terror." At that point, Polumbo rightly, and fairly politely, pointed out that such a statement is hyperbolic.
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Did Navarro then provide evidence to back up her rhetoric? Of course, not. She dismissed Polumbo as a "white man" whose opinions don't matter because of his race. A fair warning that you may lose some brain cells watching this exchange.
Ana Navarro dismisses opinion of CNN panelist because he is a white man.
— Thomas Hern (@ThomasMHern) July 15, 2025
"It might be hyperbolic for you as a white man." pic.twitter.com/dVlVw6gTUb
NAVARRO: Also, I want to respond to you, saying I was hyperbolic when I talked about a reign of terror.
POLUMBO: Yeah, that is hyperbolic.
NAVARRO: No, it might be hyperbolic for you as a white man. It's certainly not hyperbolic for me as a Latino.
POLUMBO: Oh, sure, sure, be racist.
NAVARRO: No, I'm not being racist.
POLUMBO: You're dismissing my opinion for being a white man.
NAVARRO: No, I'm not dismissing your opinion.
POLUMBO: Yes, you are.
NAVARRO: I am telling you that the Latino community, the brown community, in America
POLUMBO: ..They don't speak with one voice.
NAVARRO: Okay, well, let me speak with my voice! You said I was being hyperbolic. Let me respond.
POLUMBO: After you insulted me racially, sure.
NAVARRO: I'm not...being a white man is an insult?!
POLUMBO: When you invoke it to dismiss my opinion, yes.
NAVARRO: Being a white man is an insult?!
POLUMBO: When you invoke it as an argument...
NAVARRO: Do you think Latinos are living under certain circumstances that other people may not be right now in this country?
Full disclosure that Polumbo and I have interacted several times in the past, but given his libertarian positions, we often disagree on base-level politics. So I'm not coming at this from someone who would be afraid to say he was wrong if I thought he was wrong. But he's not wrong here, and Navarro's behavior is yet more of the absurdity we've come to expect from CNN.
For one, she's a multi-millionaire television host whose family legally immigrated to Miami when she was a child. How does that make her a spokesperson for the "struggle" of the "brown community?" She has had every opportunity given to her, including going to top-level universities. No part of her story as an American has been one of oppression. Yet, she wears it like a skinsuit, pretending to speak for tens of millions of people based on their race, as if they have a monolithic single viewpoint on various issues. The 2024 election showed that isn't true.
But it wasn't really Navarro's rantings that got my attention. I probably wouldn't have even written this piece had that been the end of it. It was what Phillip then did that was truly out of line.
PHILLIP: We're about to have a whole conversation about that very thing. But I just want to make a point that, Brad, all she's saying that her view of the situation is different than yours. I don't think that's an insult.
POLUMBO: She basically said I'm wrong because I'm a white male.
PHILLIP: No, no, no, she just said I see it differently from you...
(Navarro starts screaming in the background)
PHILLIP: She said I see it differently from you, which is not an insult, and it's also not a racial insult.
POLUMBO: It's also not an explanation why I'm wrong.
So Polumbo gets racially insulted, having his opinion dismissed because he's a "white man." Navarro then screams at him repeatedly when he pushes back on that contention, and Phillip's response is to...go after Polumbo?
On what planet did Navarro only say, "I see it differently from you?" Phillip claims that's all that was said, but I have eyes and ears. Navarro directly brought up Polumbo's race as a way to belittle him, providing no other commentary to support her "reign of terror" statement. Yet, Phillip almost rolls her eyes while confronting Polumbo to let him know that's not an insult, much less a racial one. I mean, come on.
With Scott Jennings likely having political ambitions and appearing on CNN less, this is what Phillip's program has devolved into. That Greg Gutfeld continues to swamp her in the key demo should surprise no one.
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