When CNN Went to the Dark Side
December 8, 2025
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as posted by the channelOn The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show, Buck Sexton used a Star Wars analogy to describe his experience at CNN:
Buck said: “For any of you Star Wars nerds, when the emperor all of a sudden, his face changes and he gets all scary — I witnessed that at CNN.”
He compared CNN’s shift in tone after Trump’s election to the Emperor’s transformation in Star Wars, suggesting the network revealed its true nature.
Clay and Buck highlighted how this analogy captures the dramatic change in CNN’s coverage and culture, especially in the Trump era.
The takeaway: Buck framed CNN’s post‑Trump transformation as a villain‑like reveal, using pop culture to underscore his critique of mainstream media.
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