A CNN panel tore into Democrats for promoting Republican candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump Wednesday night. “I think it is incredibly cynical and hypocritical,” CNN reporter John Avlon told host Don Lemon. The DCCC reportedly made the ad buy to boost John Gibbs, who is challenging Republican Rep. Peter Meijer of Michigan. “And these are folks, one week out, the DCCC going to take $400,000 ad buy against to build up a name ID of his opponents?” (RELATED: CNN Panel Rips Dems For ‘Meddling’ In GOP Primaries To Boost Pro-Trump Candidates)WATCH:The meddling has brought condemnation from prominent Democrats. If ⁦@RepLizCheney⁩ or ⁦@AdamKinzinger⁩ were running in swing districts, would that justify Dems funding Trump-endorsed, extremist candidates in @GOP primary in order to try to get an edge in the general?

Source: Washington Post July 28, 2022 17:50 UTC