CNN’s Cornish—’As a Black American’—Says Colin Powell Wouldn’t Have Risen Under Hegseth
3rd September 2026
On Thursday’s CNN This Morning, at the end of a segment pondering whether President Trump might throw Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth under the bus, host Audie Cornish took things in a very different direction, whining about how, “He very much has completely made good on his promises to focus on culture war issues in the military.” She also falsely claimed military promotions were now reserved for whites only.
As a Black American, she will TELL ANY LIE that advances her agenda.