{"id":2518463,"date":"2025-12-07T08:55:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T13:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/race-baiting-cnn-panelist-smacked-with-brutal-fact-check-after-crying-racist-on-trumps-redistricting-push\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T08:57:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T13:57:08","slug":"race-baiting-cnn-panelist-smacked-with-brutal-fact-check-after-crying-racist-on-trumps-redistricting-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/race-baiting-cnn-panelist-smacked-with-brutal-fact-check-after-crying-racist-on-trumps-redistricting-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Race-Baiting CNN Panelist Smacked with Brutal Fact Check After Crying Racist on Trump&#8217;s Redistricting Push"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frace-baiting-cnn-panelist-smacked-with-brutal-fact-check-after-crying-racist-on-trumps-redistricting-push%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2518463&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former New York Times columnist Charles Blow accused conservative podcaster Isabel Brown of racism during a discussion about congressional redistricting.Brown refuted this, arguing that Texas and California both engage in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-dems-slammed-for-partisan-redistricting-effort\/\" title=\"Maryland Dems Slammed for Partisan ... Effort\">partisan redistricting efforts<\/a> to create districts favoring their respective parties. Blow insisted that such efforts disenfranchise Black and Brown voters, but Brown maintained that the actions reflect attempts by states to represent their political majorities. Former NYC Republican Councilman Joe Borelli supported Brown, noting that both Republican and Democratic states manipulate district maps to benefit their parties, citing examples from New York, California, and Connecticut. The debate highlights the contentious nature of redistricting following the Census, a constitutionally mandated process that often leads to accusations of gerrymandering and racial disenfranchisement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former New York Times columnist Charles Blow received a brutal fact-check on Thursday after he accused conservative podcaster Isabel Brown of being racist during a discussion on congressional redistricting.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court allowed Texas to use maps enacted after Texas Democrats in the state House of Representatives fled to Democratic-controlled states like New York and Illinois to thwart a special session of the body to consider redistricting. After Brown called efforts to play the race card &ldquo;really pathetic&rdquo; during the discussion on &ldquo;CNN NewsNight,&rdquo; she pointed out a similar move by California.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Breaking news, a Republican state tried to create more Republican congressional seats under a Republican governor and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >conservative legislature<\/a>,&rdquo; Brown said. &ldquo;California is doing the exact same thing as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-business-owner-rips-into-gov-newsoms-covid-regulations\/\" title=\"Calif. business owner rips into Gov. Newsom\u2019s COVID regulations\">heavily blue state<\/a> trying to gain more seats for the Democrat Party in Congress to represent California, which many people would say is probably the most blue it&rsquo;s ever been, especially with the exodus of so many millions of conservatives leaving California under the reign of Gavin Newsom.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When people deny racism, it says a lot about that,&rdquo; Blow claimed, with Brown responding, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not denying the existence of racism. This is a Republican state trying to create more Republican seats in Congress to represent their state&rsquo;s majority.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Blow: When people deny racism, it says a lot about them.<\/p>\n<p>Brown: It is not denying existence of racism. This is a Republican state trying to create more Republican seats.<\/p>\n<p>Blow: And how did they do it? By disenfranchising black and brown people. And you don&rsquo;t want to say it&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SOziqqsPKJ\">pic.twitter.com\/SOziqqsPKJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1996789422348775757?\">December 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Blow badgered Brown, insisting that she answer how the creation of Republican-leaning districts was done.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How did they do it? By disenfranchising black and brown people,&rdquo; Blow claimed. &ldquo;But you don&rsquo;t want to say that, because it says a lot about you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, the problem is, Charles, the worst part about getting into a fight is when you get punched in the face back. Do you think it&rsquo;s a coincidence that 40 percent of Californians voted for Donald Trump but only nine out of 51 members of Congress are in Republican plus districts?&rdquo; former Republican City Councilman Joe Borelli of New York City responded. &ldquo;Or that out of, I think 26 members of the House here where Republicans, voted 40 percent for Donald Trump, there&rsquo;s only seven members of Republicans. There&rsquo;s no Republicans in any district in New England.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Redistricting is the redrawing of a state&rsquo;s congressional districts that is required to take place after the Census, which occurs every 10 years as required by the <a href=\"https:\/\/nccs.net\/blogs\/americas-founding-documents\/united-states-constitution\">Constitution<\/a>. New York redrew its congressional districts after the 2022 midterm elections, creating a map that endangered as many as six out of the 11 Republicans elected to the House of Representatives that year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Have you ever seen Connecticut&rsquo;s first district, right? It&rsquo;s like a crescent moon. And if you overlay the precincts of Connecticut, you&rsquo;ll see that they just carved out the Republican districts to be in three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosis-majority-crumbles-16-term-democrat-rep-jim-cooper-will-not-run-for-reelection\/\" title=\"Pelosi\u2019s Majority Crumbles: 16-Term Democrat Rep. Jim Cooper Will Not Run for Reelection\">separate congressional districts<\/a>,&rdquo; Borelli reminded Blow. &ldquo;So again, this is, as Isabel pointed out, a Republican state, doing what Republican states tend to do just like what Democrats states tend to do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Remember, New York was the first person to try midterm redistricting last year, right?&rdquo; Borelli continued. &ldquo;So this is the second state that&rsquo;s trying to do this. 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