Oh, here we go again—CNN rushing to the defense of one of its own while pretending to be the arbiters of honest debate. This time, it’s Abby Phillip playing referee for Ana Navarro, the so-called “Republican” who hasn’t met a Democrat policy she didn’t like since Donald Trump came down that escalator in 2015. And, of course, the moment an actual conservative, Scott Jennings, dares to challenge her contradictions, the conversation gets shut down faster than a conservative speaker on a college campus.
The topic? The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launching an investigation into Comcast and NBCUniversal’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices. Now, any Republican who hasn’t spent the last decade cozying up to the left understands that DEI initiatives are nothing more than corporate-sanctioned discrimination dressed up as progress. But for Navarro, whose entire political brand is based on being the “Republican” who trashes Republicans, this was a chance to lecture conservatives about how they’ve lost their way.
Navarro declared that government involvement in corporate decisions is the least Republican thing ever. Funny how that small-government philosophy suddenly becomes important when it’s a leftist initiative on the chopping block. Where was this energy when the Biden administration was forcing companies to impose vaccine mandates? Or when Democrats pushed for social media companies to silence dissenting voices? The selective outrage is exhausting.
Scott Jennings, to his credit, didn’t let Navarro off the hook. He simply asked the obvious follow-up: if government regulation is bad, then shouldn’t we get rid of the FCC altogether? Seems like a reasonable question. But no, that was just too much for Phillip, who instantly declared the discussion over. Because you see, on CNN, the debate ends the second a conservative starts making too much sense.
And let’s talk about Brian Stelter chiming in with his usual “slippery slope” warning. The man who spent years justifying every government overreach when it targeted conservatives is suddenly worried about regulatory overreach? You can’t make this stuff up.
Here’s the reality: DEI is not about fairness, it’s about forced ideological conformity. It’s a corporate-approved, government-backed scheme to replace merit with quotas and to prioritize race and gender over skill and competence. The fact that the FCC is finally taking a closer look at this nonsense is a win for actual equality, not the warped version the left keeps pushing.
And let’s not forget the bigger picture here. The same people screaming about the FCC’s investigation were perfectly fine when government agencies leaned on social media companies to suppress conservative viewpoints. They had no problem when the government dictated how businesses should operate during COVID, shutting down small businesses while allowing giant corporations to rake in billions. But now that the regulatory power of the government is being used to crack down on leftist pet projects, suddenly it’s “big government overreach”? Give me a break.
Brendan Carr, the FCC chairman, summed it up best: DEI programs are discriminatory and violate civil rights laws. That’s not an opinion—it’s a fact. For years, companies like NBCUniversal have hidden behind DEI to justify hiring and promotion practices that would be illegal if the discrimination went the other way. The idea that the FCC shouldn’t even look into it is ridiculous.
Abby Phillip comes in for a quick referee stoppage after Scott Jennings brutally owns Ana Navarro on the FCC pic.twitter.com/eQzBNKQ4ov
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) February 13, 2025
This isn’t about “small government” or “Republican values.” It’s about the left panicking because their monopolistic control over media and corporate America is finally being challenged. And if people like Abby Phillip, Ana Navarro, and Brian Stelter can’t handle a little pushback, maybe they should try debating in good faith for once. But we all know that’s never going to happen.
