CNN appears not to have learned its lesson about maligning large swaths of the American public.
Having losthuge partsof its audience since President Donald Trump’s first term, when the network rode high on conspiracy theories about “Russia collusion” in the 2016 election, CNN has moved beyond simply antagonizing MAGA supporters to targeting Christians who bring their voice into the political sphere.
Fox Newsreported Monday that during the 2016 presidential campaign, CNN’s primetime lineup averaged 1.3 million viewers, which largely continued into his first year in office, when the number was approximately 1 million. Now its primetime viewership is 573,000.
Rather than tack back toward mainstream America, CNN is set to air an hour-long documentary this weekend about the supposed malevolent influence of Christian nationalists.
There was a push by liberalsbefore the 2024 electionto raise this bugaboo, to no avail, but now the network has taken up the banner, warning that Charlie Kirk’s assassination last fall was agalvanizing momentfor the movement.
From the previews, it’s clear that the documentary isn’t going to be an even-handed look, from Brown’s patronizing generalizations to her choice of guest “expert.” Matthew Taylor is a visiting professor atGeorgetown Universityandauthor of a booktitled “The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy.”
In a promotion for the documentary, CNN host Pamela Brown says, “Christian nationalism is an ideology rooted in the belief that our country was founded as a Christian nation and that our laws and institutions should reflect Christian values.”
CNN’s Pamela Brown announces she’s been working on a “special project” warn against “Christian nationalism” and portrays them as a radicalized threat to the country.
She then launches into a report where she fears the assassination of Charlie Kirk uniting Christians and scoffs…pic.twitter.com/1J63ta6EIO
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro)February 17, 2026
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