CNN panel debate between Bakari Sellers and Kevin O'Leary over Supreme Court redistricting ruling
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CNN panel debate between Bakari Sellers and Kevin O'Leary over Supreme Court redistricting ruling

CNN commentator Bakari Sellers and Shark Tank investor Kevin O'Leary clashed on air Monday over a Supreme Court decision allowing Alabama to redraw its congressional map. Sellers invoked civil rights history and told O'Leary not to be dismissive, while O'Leary argued the Constitution grants states the authority to decide redistricting. The exchange became heated with Sellers using profanity to express frustration over O'Leary's tone.

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Washington Examiner
'Don't be a d***': CNN commentator clashes with Kevin O'Leary over redistricting
Sellers's civil rights argument center stage · neutral
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CNN's Bakari Sellers, Kevin O'Leary spar over redistricting: 'Don't be a d–k'
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Washington Examiner frames O'Leary as defending constitutional authority; NY Post labels Sellers a leftist pundit and emphasizes the heated debate itself over substantive disagreement.
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WEWashington ExaminerRIGHT122d ago

“'Don't be a d***': CNN commentator clashes with Kevin O'Leary over redistricting”

NYPNY PostRIGHT122d ago

“CNN's Bakari Sellers, Kevin O'Leary spar over redistricting: 'Don't be a d–k'”

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Kevin O'Leary argued that states have constitutional authority to decide redistricting
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