{"id":2601813,"date":"2026-05-12T16:29:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-be-a-d-cnn-commentator-clashes-with-kevin-oleary\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T16:29:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:29:17","slug":"dont-be-a-d-cnn-commentator-clashes-with-kevin-oleary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-be-a-d-cnn-commentator-clashes-with-kevin-oleary\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Don&#8217;t be a d***\u2019: CNN commentator clashes with Kevin O\u2019Leary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fdont-be-a-d-cnn-commentator-clashes-with-kevin-oleary%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=2601813&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>Bakari Sellers and Kevin O\u2019Leary clashed on CNN\u2019s *NewsNight With Abby Phillip* during a discussion of this week\u2019s Supreme Court ruling allowing Alabama to redraw its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-who-claims-to-oppose-gerrymandering-funnels-300000-to-democratic-gerrymandering-group\/\" title=\"Pelosi, Who Claims to Oppose Gerrymandering, Funnels 0,000 to Democratic Gerrymandering Group\">congressional map<\/a>. Sellers argued the debate over GOP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-massive-blow-to-democrats-republicans-won-almost-every-house-race-thats-key-to-redistricting\/\" title=\"In Massive Blow To Democrats, Republicans Won Almost Every House Race That&#039;s Key To Redistricting\">redistricting<\/a> should be understood considering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wow-georgia-judge-who-also-is-stacy-abrams-sister-blocks-elections-officials-from-challenging-voters-who-live-outside-of-registered-district\/\" title=\"WOW! Georgia Judge Who Also Is Stacy Abrams\u2019 Sister BLOCKS Elections Officials from Challenging Voters Who Live Outside of Registered District!\">voting rights<\/a> and the sacrifices made for people to be able to vote, telling O\u2019Leary, \u201cDon\u2019t be a d***.\u201d O\u2019Leary responded that states have authority under the Constitution and questioned Sellers\u2019s point, which led to sharper exchanges about respect and whether <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >redistricting affects voters<\/a>. Sellers also said black portrayal in the South remains insufficient, while O\u2019Leary replied that voters still have access to ballot choices.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\">CNN<\/a> commentator Bakari Sellers clashed with Shark Tank investor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kevin-oleary\/\">Kevin O\u2019Leary<\/a> on Monday over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\">GOP<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/redistricting\/\">redistricting<\/a> and told O\u2019Leary, \u201cDon\u2019t be a d***.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I\u2019m telling you is that there are people in this country that fought, died, and bled for the right to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\">vote<\/a>. Don\u2019t be a d***,\u201d Sellers said on CNN\u2019s <em>NewsNight With Abby Phillip<\/em>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4564234\/democrats-bait-and-switch-boost-nebraska-independent-candidate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats rally behind a bait-and-switch ploy to boost Nebraska independent candidate<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4562941\/spencer-pratt-pledges-swift-arrests-los-angeles\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Spencer Pratt pledges swift arrests in Los Angeles crime crackdown<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4562596\/jeff-landry-45000-discarded-ballots-suspended-louisiana-primaries\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jeff Landry dismisses concerns about 45,000 discarded ballots after suspended primaries: \u2018It\u2019s not my fault\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The panel was discussing the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\">Supreme Court<\/a> ruling Monday that cleared the way for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alabama\/\">Alabama<\/a> to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4563621\/supreme-court-clears-way-alabama-map-redraw\/\">redraw its congressional map<\/a> and create new districts.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The pushback from Sellers came after O\u2019Leary\u2019s comment, \u201cAt the end of the day, the state decides at the state level, it\u2019s in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/constitution\/\">Constitution<\/a>, get over it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3523316&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=723c325acc9c69c0ecb9b1c27baed90b\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sellers then said that O\u2019Leary is 71 years old and lived through <em>Brown v. Board of Education <\/em>and argued that there is still a generation alive who remembers.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Leary asked what Sellers\u2019s point was. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy point is that my mother was born in 1951. She desegregated schools. My father was shot in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/civil-rights\/\">civil rights<\/a> movement,\u201d Sellers said.<\/p>\n<p>In the middle of Sellers\u2019s sentence, O\u2019Leary said, \u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sellers fired back, \u201cI\u2019m going to finish because you\u2019re being utterly disrespectful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Leary replied, \u201cNot at all.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I\u2019m telling you is that there are people in this country that fought, died, and bled for the right to vote. Don\u2019t be a d***, just understand \u2014,\u201d Sellers said, and O\u2019Leary cut him off. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not a d***, I\u2019m pointing something out to you. The Constitution is being upheld. Do you have a problem with that? Do you have a problem with the Constitution of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-states\/\">United States<\/a> of America?\u201d O\u2019Leary said.<\/p>\n<p>Host Abby Phillip interjected and said, \u201cBacari, I\u2019m going to stop you because I just want everybody to reset.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s Mr. D*** to you, buddy,\u201d O\u2019Leary said over Sellers.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4538440\/by-the-numbers-how-many-seats-has-each-party-gained\/\"><strong>BY THE NUMBERS: HOW MANY SEATS HAS EACH PARTY GAINED IN REDISTRICTING?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sellers continued and said that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/african-americans\/\">black<\/a> representation in the South remains inadequate, arguing that too few leaders who truly reflect and understand these communities are being sent to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">Congress<\/a> to represent them.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Leary argued that voters still have access to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ballots\/\">ballot<\/a> box regardless. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bakari Sellers and Kevin O\u2019Leary sparred on GOP redistricting; Sellers told O\u2019Leary, \u201cDon\u2019t be a d***.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2601814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sellers-e1778612984706.png?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[9373,79546,37455,36546,5894],"class_list":["post-2601813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-cnn","tag-interview-clash","tag-kevin-oleary","tag-media-controversy","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sellers-e1778612984706.png?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601813"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601817,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601813\/revisions\/2601817"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}