For CNN, ‘Blackness’ Is Defined By Politics, Not Skin Color

On Wednesday, Republican Rep. Byron Donalds appeared on CNN, facing pushback from the network over his rejected application to join the Congressional Black Caucus, despite the fact that Donalds is black.

CNN anchor Brianna Keilar began the interview by asking whether Donalds’ defense of President Trump “might be incongruent with the mission of the CBC?”