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Low-Octane Gaslighting – CNN

It would seem Anderson does not watch his own network…

It would seem Anderson does not watch his own network…

On AC:360, Anderson Cooper was covering the visit of President Trump to the Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library, and using that as an intro into the general mood in the country surrounding the 250th anniversary this weekend. 

He had Scott Jennings on to discuss things, and Cooper was basically dismayed to hear that, as Jennings put it, there is a “patriotism gap”. Jennings was referring to the very blatant examples of Democrats and pundits denigrating the country under the Trump administration.

Had to break the news to my colleagues that the data is clear & our eyes and ears don’t lie: Democrats, sadly, hate America & Republicans love it. Trump is right to lean into his patriotism for America 250. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/JIbz6r4qfD— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) July 2, 2026

Had to break the news to my colleagues that the data is clear & our eyes and ears don’t lie: Democrats, sadly, hate America & Republicans love it. Trump is right to lean into his patriotism for America 250. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/JIbz6r4qfD

“I don’t hear a lot of hate of the country from Democrats,” says Cooper, either operating in abject denial, or showing he is completely oblivious. Not only have there been polls routinely showing Democrats with diminished pride in the U.S., but those polls have also been featured........

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